Dictionary

howl

Webster 1828

HOWL, verb intransitive [Latin ululo.]1. To cry as a dog or wolf; to utter a particular kind of loud, protracted and mournful sound. We say, the dog howls; the wolf howls. Hence, 2. To utter a loud, mournful sound, expressive of distress; to wail.HOWL lye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. Isaiah 13:6.Ye rich men, weep and howl James 5:1.3. To roar; as a tempest.HOWL, verb transitive To utter or speak with outcry.Go--howl it out in deserts.HOWL, noun The cry of a dog or wolf, or other like sound.1. The cry of a human being in horror or anguish