Definitions for howler

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howler howl·er

Spelling: [hou-ler]

IPA: /ˈhaʊ lər/

Howler is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in howler (ehlorw).

Definitions for howler

noun

1. a person, animal, or thing that howls.
2. Also called howler monkey. any large, prehensile-tailed tropical American monkey of the genus Alouatta, the males of which make a howling noise: some species are endangered.
3. a mistake, especially an embarrassing one in speech or writing, that evokes laughter; a very humorous mistake or a funny blunder.
4. Informal. something that makes a piercing and often prolonged noise, as an alarm.

Origin of howler

First recorded in 1790-1800; howl + -er¹

Examples for howler

Like howler he can go a surprising length of time without food and still retain his strength.

But once in a long while there'll be a howler, and that's what the barometer is trying to tell us now.

The "howler" is much prized by the Indians as an article of food.

You've no idea, Dick, what a howler and piler this storm is.

He sat down and took up the last number of the howler which lay on the table.

He is the “howler” and “the Ruddy One”, and rides a wild boar.

The operator noticed that the connection was open and put on the howler.

He called Scraggs on the howler and explained the situation.

But when winter comes, howler and his friends get together and hunt in packs.

His portrait of Izzy Yanay, a partner in the highly regarded Hudson Valley Foie Gras, is a howler.