howler

howl·er

 (hou′lər)

n.

1. One that howls: a dog that is a persistent howler.

2. A howler monkey.

3. Slang A laughably stupid blunder.

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howler

(ˈhaʊlə)

n

1. (Animals) Also called: howler monkey any large New World monkey of the genus Alouatta, inhabiting tropical forests in South America and having a loud howling cry

2. informal a glaring mistake

3. (Telecommunications) Brit (formerly) a device that produces a loud tone in a telephone receiver to attract attention when the receiver is incorrectly replaced

4. a person or thing that howls

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howl•er

(ˈhaʊ lər)

n.

1. one that howls.

2. Also called howl′er mon`key. any large tropical American monkey of the genus Alouatta, the males of which make a howling noise.

3. a mistake, esp. an embarrassing one in speech or writing, that evokes laughter.

[1790–1800]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	howler - a joke that seems extremely funny   sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot, scream gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
	2.	howler - monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry howler monkey New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails Alouatta, genus Alouatta - howler monkeys
	3.	howler - a glaring blunder blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake

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howler

noun (Informal) mistake, error, blunder, boob (Brit. slang), bloomer (Brit. informal), clanger (informal), malapropism, schoolboy howler, booboo (informal) I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.

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Translations

غَلْطَةٌ شَنيعَه

botanesmysl

brøler

grober SchnitzerStilblüte

bourdeperle

baklövésszarvashiba

afglöp; kjánaleg mistök

strafalcione

aptalca yanlışlık

大笑话愚蠢的错误

howler

[ˈhaʊləʳ] N → falta f garrafal

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

howler

[ˈhaʊlə^r] n → gaffe f, bourde f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

howler

n (Brit inf) → Hammer m (inf), → Schnitzer m (inf); he made a real howler → da hat er sich (dat) → einen Hammer geleistet (inf); stylistic howler → Stilblüte f (hum)

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howler

[ˈhaʊləʳ] n (fam) → abbaglio; (in homework) → strafalcione m

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howl

(haul) verb

1. to make a long, loud cry. The wolves howled; He howled with pain; We howled with laughter. huil, tjank, skreeu يَعْوي، يَصيح вия uivar výt; křičet heulen hyle ουρλιάζωaullar; dar alaridos ulguma زوزه كشيدن ulvoa hurler לִצווֹח जोर से चीखना jaukati, zavijati üvölt melolong góla; orga ululare; urlare ほえる 소리를 길게 뽑으며 짖다 staugti kaukt; gaudot; kliegt; brēkt melolong schreeuwen, huilen, jammerentute, ule, hyle, remjewyć انګولا uivar a urla выть; стонать zavyť; revať; nariekať, plakať tuliti zavijati yla, gallskrika, tjuta, vråla เห่าหอน ulumak, uğuldamak 嚎叫 вити; ревіти زور سے بھوکنا یا غرانا rú; hú 嚎叫

2. (of wind) to make a similar sound. The wind howled through the trees. huil يَصْفُر، يَعْصِف вия uivar kvílet heulen hyle ουρλιάζω rugir, bramar; aullar ulguma زوزه كشيدن vinkua mugir לְיַלֵל हुवा-हुवा करना zavijati (vjetar) süvölt menderu gnauða mugghiare ひゅうと鳴る 윙윙거리다 stūgauti (par vēju) gaudot menderu huilenule, tutewyć انګولا uivar a vui завывать kvíliť zavijati fijukati tjuta, vina (ลมพัด) มีเสียงหวีดหวิว ulur gibi ses çıkarmak, ulumak (狂風)怒吼 завивати تیز ہو ہو کی آواز rít (gió) 怒吼

noun

such a cry. a howl of pain; howls of laughter. geskree عُواء، صُراخ، عَويل вой uivo vytí; výbuch das Heulen hyl; brøl ουρλιαχτό, κραυγήalarido; grito; aullido ulg زوزه ulvonta hurlementצווחה बड़ी भारी गलती jauk, zavijanje üvöltés raungan, lolongan gól; ÿlfur, væl ululato, urlo ほえる声 신음 소리 staugimas kauciens; rēciens; kliedziens raungan gehuil, gejammer, jammerkreet hyl, vræl, remjingwycie, ryk انوګلل grito urlet стон; гул zavýjanie rjovenje zavijanje ylande, tjut, skrik เสียงครวญคราง; เสียงเห่าหอน uluma, inleme 嚎叫 виття; ревіння ایسی چیخ tiếng rú; tiếng hú 嚎叫

ˈhowler noun

a mistake so bad as to be funny. an exam paper full of howlers. flater غَلْطَةٌ شَنيعَه груба и смешна грешка asneira nesmysl, bota grober Schnitzer brøler χοντρό λάθος pifia, despiste prohmakas, aps اشتباه بزرگ kömmähdys bourde צוֹרֵח गुर्राने वाला krupna i smiješna pogreška (”biser”) baklövés kesalahan besar afglöp; kjánaleg mistök strafalcione ひどい間違い 어이없는 실수 tiesiog juokinga klaida muļķīga kļūda kesalahan yang bodoh dan melucukan giller brøler, bommert gruby błąd لویه اشتباه asneira gafă ляпсус nezmysel, hlúposť groba napaka, kozel glupa greška groda, grovt fel ข้อผิดพลาดที่น่าขัน aptalca yanlışlık 可笑的錯誤 щось дуже кричуще, груба помилка فاش غلطی sai lầm lớn 大笑话，愚蠢的错误

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