HOWL
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Howl (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Howling.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil&ō;n to exult, h&unr_;wo owl, Dan. hyle to howl.] 1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
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And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
Drayton.
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Methought a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.
Shak.
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2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
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Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.
Is. xiii. 6.
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3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
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Wild howled the wind.
Sir W. Scott.
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Howling monkey. (Zo&ö;l.) See Howler, 2. -- Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. Deut. xxxii. 10.
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Howl, v. t. To utter with outcry. “Go . . . howl it out in deserts.” Philips.
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Howl, n. 1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
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2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
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