See howl in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound:
bay2, moan, ululate, wail, yowl. See soundsTo cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress:
bawl, wail, yowl. See soundsTo make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:
bawl, blubber, cry, keen2, sob, wail, weep, yowl. See happy, sounds- (Slang)
To express great amusement or mirth:
guffaw, roar. (Informal) break up. See laughter
noun
A long, mournful cry:
bay2, moan, ululation, wail, yowl. See sounds- (Slang)
Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd:
absurdity. (Informal) hoot, joke, laugh, scream. (Slang) gas, panic, riot. Idiom: a laugh a minute. See laughter
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