Howl

v. i.	1.	To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. [imp. & p. p. Howled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Howling.] And dogs in corners set them down to howl. - Drayton. Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. - Shak.
	2.	To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail. Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. - Is. xiii. 6.
	3.	To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast. Wild howled the wind. - Sir W. Scott. Howling monkey (Zool.) See Howler, 2. Howling wilderness a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. - Deut. xxxii. 10.
v. t.	1.	To utter with outcry.
n.	1.	The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
	2.	A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

Noun	1.	howl - a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" Synonyms: howling, ululation
	2.	howl - the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
	3.	howl - a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless"
Verb	1.	howl - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" Synonyms: ululate, wail, yawl, roar
	2.	howl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" Synonyms: wrawl, yammer, yowl
	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" Synonyms: roar
	4.	howl - laugh unrestrainedly and heartily Synonyms: roar

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