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Thesaurus: howl

To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

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  1. v. i. To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
  2. v. i. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
  3. v. i. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
  4. v. t. To utter with outcry.
  5. n. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
  6. n. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
  7. n. a long loud emotional utterance
  8. n. the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
  9. n. a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
  10. v. emit long loud cries
  11. v. cry loudly, as of animals
  12. v. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles