howl
verb/haʊl/
/haʊl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they howl | /haʊl/ /haʊl/ |
| he / she / it howls | /haʊlz/ /haʊlz/ |
| past simple howled | /haʊld/ /haʊld/ |
| past participle howled | /haʊld/ /haʊld/ |
| -ing form howling | /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a dog, wolf, etc.) to make a long, loud call
- the sound of wolves howling in the night
- [intransitive] howl (in/with something) to make a loud noise when you are angry, in pain, etc. or you find something funny
- The child howled in pain.
- We howled with laughter.
- The baby was howling (= crying loudly) all the time I was there.
- [intransitive] (of the wind) to blow hard and make a long loud noise
- The wind was howling around the house.
- [transitive] howl something | + speech to say something loudly and angrily
- The crowd howled its displeasure.
- ‘Ouch!’ howled Ricky.
Word OriginMiddle English houle (verb), probably imitative.
Check pronunciation:
howl