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Synonyms
howl (houl)

[Middle English houlen.]

verb: howled, howl·ing, howls. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound.
  2. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
  3. Slang To laugh heartily.
  4. Slang To go on a spree.

transitive verb 

To express or utter with a howl. See synonyms at shout

noun 

  1. A long wailing cry.
  2. A loud derisive call: the howls of an angry mob.
  3. Slang Something uproariously funny or absurd.

phrasal verbs

howl down
To drown out or silence by loud derisive calls: The candidate was howled down at the town meeting.