Howl — Defs

01 v. i. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n. Howling

1.
To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
“And dogs in corners set them down to howl.” — Drayton.

“Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.” — Shak.
2.
To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
“Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.” — Is. xiii. 6.
3.
To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
“Wild howled the wind.” — Sir W. Scott.

Phrases & compounds

Howling monkey — See Howler, 2.

Howling wilderness — a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts.

02 v. t. To utter with outcry.

03 n. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.