| howl (houl) v. howled, howl·ing, howls v.intr. 1. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound. 2. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger. 3. Slang To laugh heartily. 4. Slang To go on a spree. v.tr. To express or utter with a howl. See Synonyms at shout. n. Phrasal Verb: 1. A long wailing cry. 2. A loud derisive call: the howls of an angry mob. 3. Slang Something uproariously funny or absurd. howl down To drown out or silence by loud derisive calls: The candidate was howled down at the town meeting. [Middle English houlen.] |
howl [haʊl]
n
1. a long plaintive cry or wail characteristic of a wolf or hound
2. a similar cry of pain or sorrow
3. Slang
a. a person or thing that is very funny
b. a prolonged outburst of laughter
4. (Electronics) Electronics an unwanted prolonged high-pitched sound produced by a sound-producing system as a result of feedback
vb
1. to express in a howl or utter such cries
2. (intr) (of the wind, etc.) to make a wailing noise
3. (intr) Informal to shout or laugh
[houlen; related to Middle High German hiuweln, Middle Dutch hūlen, Danish hyle]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  howl - a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
| 2. | howl - the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" | |
| 3. | howl - a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless" noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" squeal - a high-pitched howl | |
| Verb | 1. |  howl - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" |
| 2. |  howl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" | |
| 3. | howl - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute" vroom - make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving thunder - to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle" | |
| 4. | howl - laugh unrestrainedly and heartily |
howl
verb
Translations
howl [haʊl]
A. N [of animal] → aullido m; [of wind] → rugido m (fig) [of protest] → clamor m, grito m
a howl of pain → un alarido de dolor
howls of laughter (fig) → carcajadas fpl
with a howl of rage → dando un alarido de furia
a howl of pain → un alarido de dolor
howls of laughter (fig) → carcajadas fpl
with a howl of rage → dando un alarido de furia
B. VI [animal] → aullar; [person] → dar alaridos; [wind] → rugir, bramar; [child] (= weep) → berrear
the dog howled all night → el perro estuvo aullando toda la noche
he howled with pain → aullaba de dolor, daba alaridos de dolor
to howl with laughter (fig) → reír a carcajadas
to howl with rage → bramar de furia, bramar furioso
the dog howled all night → el perro estuvo aullando toda la noche
he howled with pain → aullaba de dolor, daba alaridos de dolor
to howl with laughter (fig) → reír a carcajadas
to howl with rage → bramar de furia, bramar furioso
C. VT (= shout) → gritar
howl down VT + ADV → hacer callar a gritos
howl [ˈhaʊl]
n
[dog, wolf] → hurlement m
[pain, laughter] → hurlement m
His stories caused howls of laughter → Ses histoires déclenchaient des hurlements de rire.
His stories caused howls of laughter → Ses histoires déclenchaient des hurlements de rire.
howl
n
→ Schrei m; (of animal, wind) → Heulen nt no pl; the dog let out a howl → der Hund heulte auf or jaulte; a howl of pain → ein Schmerzensschrei m; howls of derision/rage → höhnisches/wütendes Geschrei or Gebrüll; howls of laughter → brüllendes Gelächter; howls (of protest) → Protestgeschrei nt
(from loudspeaker) → Pfeifen nt no pl, → Rückkopp(e)lung f
vi
(person) → brüllen, schreien; (animal) → heulen, jaulen; (wind) → heulen; to howl with laughter → in brüllendes Gelächter ausbrechen; to howl with delight → vor Freude schreien
(Elec, loudspeaker etc) → rückkoppeln, pfeifen
vt → hinausbrüllen, hinausschreien; they howled their disapproval → sie äußerten lautstark ihr Missfallen
howl [haʊl]
howl [haʊl]
1. n (of animal) → ululato
a howl of pain → un urlo di dolore
a howl of protest → un grido di protesta
howls of laughter → scrosci mpl di risate
a howl of pain → un urlo di dolore
a howl of protest → un grido di protesta
howls of laughter → scrosci mpl di risate
2. vi (person) → gridare, urlare; (animal, wind) → ululare; (weep) → piangere
to howl with laughter → rotolarsi dalle risate
to howl with laughter → rotolarsi dalle risate
3. vt → urlare
howl down vt + adv → zittire a forza di urla
howl [haʊl]
1. n (of animal) → ululato
a howl of pain → un urlo di dolore
a howl of protest → un grido di protesta
howls of laughter → scrosci mpl di risate
a howl of pain → un urlo di dolore
a howl of protest → un grido di protesta
howls of laughter → scrosci mpl di risate
2. vi (person) → gridare, urlare; (animal, wind) → ululare; (weep) → piangere
to howl with laughter → rotolarsi dalle risate
to howl with laughter → rotolarsi dalle risate
3. vt → urlare
howl down vt + adv → zittire a forza di urla
v howl [haul]
1 to make a long, loud cry The wolves howled; He howled with pain; We howled with laughter. huil, tjank, skreeu يَعْوي، يَصيح вия výt; křičet hyle heulen ουρλιάζω aullar (animal); dar alaridos (persona) 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, jammeren tute, ule, hyle, remje wyć 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 kvílet hyle heulen ουρλιάζω (για άνεμο) 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 huilen ule, tute wyć uivar a vui завывать kvíliť zavijati fijukati tjuta, vina เห่าหอน ulur gibi ses çıkarmak, ulumak (狂風)怒吼 завивати تیز ہو ہو کی آواز rít (gió) 怒吼
n
such a cry a howl of pain; howls of laughter. geskree عُواء، صُراخ، عَويل вой vytí; výbuch hyl; brøl das Heulen ουρλιαχτό, κραυγή alarido; grito; aullido ulg زوزه ulvonta hurlement צְווָחָה 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, remjing wycie, ryk grito urlet стон; гул zavýjanie rjovenje zavijanje ylande, tjut, skrik การเห่าหอน uluma, inleme 嚎叫 виття; ревіння ایسی چیخ tiếng rú; tiếng hú 嚎叫
n howler
a mistake so bad as to be funny an exam paper full of howlers. flater غَلْطَةٌ شَنيعَه груба и смешна грешка nesmysl, bota brøler grober Schnitzer 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 asneira gafă ляпсус nezmysel, hlúposť groba napaka, kozel glupa greška groda, grovt fel บุคคลที่ร้องโหยหวน aptalca yanlışlık 可笑的錯誤 щось дуже кричуще, груба помилка فاش غلطی sai lầm lớn 大笑话
howl → يعوى zavýt hyle heulen ουρλιάζω aullar ulvoa hurler zavijati ululare 遠吠えする 짖다 huilen ule zawyć uivar выть yla ร้องโหยหวน ulumak hú 嚎叫
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