Definitions for howling

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howling howl·ing

Spelling: [hou-ling]

IPA: /ˈhaʊ lɪŋ/

Howling is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 117 anagrams from letters in howling (ghilnow).

Definitions for howling

noun

1. the cry of a dog, wolf, etc.
2. a cry or wail, as of pain, rage, or protest.
3. a sound like wailing:
4. a loud, scornful laugh or yell.
5. something that causes a laugh or a scornful yell, as a joke or funny or embarrassing situation.

adjective

1. producing or uttering a howling noise:
2. desolate, dismal, or dreary:
3. Informal. very great; tremendous:

verb (used with object)

1. to utter with howls:
2. to drive or force by howls (often followed by down):

verb (used without object)

1. to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
2. to utter a similar cry in distress, pain, rage, etc.; wail.
3. to make a sound like an animal howling:
4. Informal. to go on a spree; enjoy oneself without restraint.

Origin of howling

1250-1300; Middle English houlinge (gerund); see howl, -ing²

Examples for howling

After all, a number of writers are howling about it and it clearly serves as an obstacle in the current era of voting.

I was prodding for my food into a camp-kettle when they were howling for their pap.

It's sent as a warning to repent you of your sins, and it's howling because it hates to go back.

Now the wind came like a wolf down the Murchison Pass, howling and moaning.

Conservative groups spent Tuesday howling at Boehner's betrayal.

In an instant the little room was filled with howling, fighting men.

How many more masseuses will be left out in the howling wind?

Then, she gets on the hood of his Ferrari, hikes up her skirt, and… grinds on it to completion, howling with ecstasy.

I had expected Alaska to be miserably cold, with howling winds and fierce storms.

It was simply a concert of howling monkeys that had so terrified me!