howl
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(verb) emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity", "howl with sorrow" |
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Synonyms: roar, ululate, wail, yawl |
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Related Words: call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, squall, waul, wawl, yell |
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(verb) cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" |
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Synonyms: wrawl, yammer, yowl |
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Related Words: emit, let loose, let out, utter |
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(noun) a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" |
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Synonyms: howling, ululation |
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Related Words: utterance |
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(noun) a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless" |
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Related Words: noise, squeal |
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(noun) the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf |
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Related Words: cry |
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(verb) laugh unrestrainedly and heartily |
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Synonyms: roar |
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Related Words: express joy, express mirth, laugh |
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(verb) make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute" |
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Synonyms: roar |
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Related Words: bawl, make noise, noise, resound, thunder, yawp |
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