howl (redirected from howled down)

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.

1. A long wailing cry.

2. A loud derisive call: the howls of an angry mob.

3. Slang Something uproariously funny or absurd.

Phrasal Verb:

howl down

To drown out or silence by loud derisive calls: The candidate was howled down at the town meeting.

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[Middle English houlen.]

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howl

Noun

1. the long, loud wailing noise made by a wolf or a dog

2. a similar cry of pain or sorrow

3. a loud burst of laughter

Verb

1. to express (something) in a howl or utter such cries

2. (of the wind, etc.) to make a wailing noise [Middle English houlen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	howl - a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" howling, ululation 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" ululate, wail, yaup, yawl, roar cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" squall, waul, wawl - make high-pitched, whiney noises
	2.	howl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" wrawl, yammer, yowl let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	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" roar vroom - make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving yawp, bawl - make a raucous noise thunder - to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle" make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
	4.	howl - laugh unrestrainedly and heartily roar express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter

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howl

verb 1. bay, cry, bark, yelp, quest (of a hound)

verb 2. cry, shout, scream, roar, weep, yell, cry out, wail, shriek, bellow, bawl, yelp

noun 3. baying, cry, bay, bark, barking, yelp, yelping, yowl

noun 4. cry, scream, roar, bay, wail, outcry, shriek, bellow, clamour, hoot, bawl, yelp, yowl

Translations

howl [haul] n → aullido

vi → aullar

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howl [haul] n → hurlement m

vi → hurler; [wind] → mugir

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howl [haul] vi → heulen;

(animal) → jaulen;

(baby, person) → schreien

n (see vb) → Heulen nt; Jaulen nt; Schreien nt

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howl [haul] n → ululato

vi → ululare

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howl

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 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 ulvoa mugir לְיַלֵל हुवा-हुवा करना zavijati (vjetar) süvölt menderu gnauða mugghiare ひゅうと鳴る (바람이) 윙윙 소리를 내다 stūgauti (par vēju) gaudot menderu huilen ule, tute wyć uivar a vui завывать kvíliť zavijati fijukati tjuta, vina เห่าหอน ulur gibi ses çıkarmak, ulumak 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 길게 짖는 소리, 윙윙 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 포복절도할 오답 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 大笑話 щось дуже кричуще, груба помилка فاش غلطی sai lầm lớn 大笑话