Another word for howl | Synonyms for howl

Another word for howl

howl Synonyms

howl

n.

moan, wail, lament; see cry 2, yell 1.

howl Synonyms

howl

v.

bawl, wail, lament; see cry 3, yell.

one's night to howl

time for fun, relaxation, recreation; see leisure.

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Another word for howl

verb

To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound:
bay², moan, ululate, wail, yowl. See sounds
To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress:
bawl, wail, yowl. See sounds
To 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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Or maybe you'll end up sitting out on the porch listening to the howl of coyotes in the distance while you sip your instant hot cocoa.
Soon thereafter, they heard the howl of a wolf, and a large black creature leaped from one of the windows of the house into the snow.
In WWE Day of Reckoning 2, gamers pick up the controllers yet one more time, and have a howl of a time between headlocks and suplexes.
Some babies go peacefully to bed, but then sometime later in the night, they awaken and howl aggressively until someone comes to their rescue.
However, the descent poses nothing short of poetic trepidation that will lead a cat to freeze in its lofty position and howl into the night.

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