Synonyms for howling


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hou-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaʊ lɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for howling Other synonyms for the word howling

Définition of howling

Origin :
  • early 13c., houlen, probably ultimately of imitative origin; similar formations are found in other Germanic languages. Related: Howled; howling. As a noun from 1590s.
  • noun long, painful cry
Example sentences :
  • Now the wind came like a wolf down the Murchison Pass, howling and moaning.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • I was prodding for my food into a camp-kettle when they were howling for their pap.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It was simply a concert of howling monkeys that had so terrified me!
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • In an instant the little room was filled with howling, fighting men.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • It's sent as a warning to repent you of your sins, and it's howling because it hates to go back.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • She was howling and struggling, and it was impossible to think of touching her at that moment.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • With the bursting open of the door, the noise of their howling had increased tremendously.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Out into the darkness to the forward pontoon rushed the howling mob.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • White Fang was howling as dogs howl when their masters lie dead.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • He could not encounter that howling horde with his tail and hind-quarters.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
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