Howl - English meaning

noun

The sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, or seal.

Usage examples:

As i tucked into this steaming bunter-sized platter out on the darkening waters, i swear i heard th…

verb

(of a dog, fox, or seal) give a bark.

Usage examples:

A dog barked at her

verb

Strip the bark from (a tree or piece of wood).

Usage examples:

They had to be barked by hand, you couldn't peel them the way you can newly cut wood

adjective

Completely mad or demented.

Usage examples:

We are all a bit barking

verb

(of a dog, fox, or seal) give a bark.

Usage examples:

A dog barked at her

verb

Strip the bark from (a tree or piece of wood).

Usage examples:

They had to be barked by hand, you couldn't peel them the way you can newly cut wood

noun

A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards.

Usage examples:

A boat trip round the bay

noun

An evergreen mediterranean shrub with deep green leaves and purple berries. its aromatic leaves are used in cooking and were formerly used to make triumphal crowns for victors.

Usage examples:

The experiment (conducted may - june 2000) tested whole and torn leaves from 10 bay trees, 10 oak t…

noun

A space created by a window line projecting outwards from a wall.

Usage examples:

Each window projects as a bay, with a base low enough to sit on and wide enough to serve as a gener…

verb

(of a dog, especially a large one) bark or howl loudly.

Usage examples:

The dogs bayed

noun

A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards.

Usage examples:

A boat trip round the bay

noun

An evergreen mediterranean shrub with deep green leaves and purple berries. its aromatic leaves are used in cooking and were formerly used to make triumphal crowns for victors.

Usage examples:

The experiment (conducted may - june 2000) tested whole and torn leaves from 10 bay trees, 10 oak t…

phrasal verb

Laugh unrestrainedly

phrasal verb

To become mentally ill

Usage examples:

I think she's cracking up., the story depicts the crack-up of the writers' own partnership., the em…

phrasal verb

To laugh with great enthusiasm, or to cause someone to laugh in this way

Usage examples:

The stories they told cracked me up.

verb

Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.

Usage examples:

Don't cry—it'll be all right

noun

A loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion.

Usage examples:

A cry of despair

adjective

Shedding tears; weeping.

Usage examples:

A crying baby

noun

Shedding tears.

Usage examples:

A crying baby

verb

Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.

Usage examples:

Don't cry—it'll be all right

noun

A loud and hearty laugh.

Usage examples:

Bleak as the film is, there is occasional respite in the script, drawing wry smiles rather than hea…

verb

Laugh loudly and heartily.

Usage examples:

Both men guffawed at the remark

adjective

Producing a long, doleful cry or wailing sound.

Usage examples:

Howling wolves

verb

Make a howling sound.

Usage examples:

He howled in agony

adjective

(of the wind) blowing hard and making a lot of noise

Usage examples:

Once we played crazy golf in a howling gale., the hurricane's howling destructive winds just missed…

verb

Make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision.

Usage examples:

He rarely smiled or laughed

noun

An act of laughing.

Usage examples:

She gave a loud, silly laugh

verb

To make the sounds and movements of the face and body that express happiness or amusement, or that sometimes express ridicule or anxiety

Usage examples:

The audience just laughed and laughed., that guy always makes me laugh., when i made a face at drew…

noun

A full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal.

Usage examples:

She waited for the lion's roar

verb

(of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry.

Usage examples:

We heard a lion roar

abbreviation

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noun

A short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.

Usage examples:

She uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table

verb

Utter a yelp.

Usage examples:

My dog was yelping as if hurt

verb

A sharp high-pitched cry

verb

Utter a yelp.

Usage examples:

My dog was yelping as if hurt

noun

A short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.

Usage examples:

She uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table

verb

Present participle of yelp

Usage examples:

I accidentally stepped on the dog's foot and it yelped., she yelped, as if being punched in the sto…

noun

A loud wailing cry, especially one of pain or distress.

Usage examples:

Muffled cries and yells could now be heard, along with a yowl of pain.

verb

Make a loud wailing cry.

Usage examples:

Out in the street, a cat was yowling

verb

To make a long, high, unhappy cry, usually when hurt or fighting

Usage examples:

I was woken up by cats yowling outside my window., on the hills, the foxes yowled and yelped., as h…

verb

Make a loud wailing cry.

Usage examples:

Out in the street, a cat was yowling

noun

A loud wailing cry, especially one of pain or distress.

Usage examples:

Muffled cries and yells could now be heard, along with a yowl of pain.

verb

Present participle of yowl

Usage examples:

I was woken up by cats yowling outside my window., on the hills, the foxes yowled and yelped.