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# howl

«howl» in Mova's school dictionary: **Of a wolf or dog: to make a long, loud, sad cry** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (howl, howls, howled, howling); noun (a howl, howls)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Of a wolf or dog: to make a long, loud, sad cry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#m1)

2) Of a person: to cry loudly in pain, anger or sadness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#m2)

3) Of the wind: to blow hard with a loud, wailing sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#m3)

4) To laugh very loudly: «howl with laughter». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#m4)

5) (noun) A long, loud cry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it creates a spooky or wild mood: wolves howling at the moon, the wind howling in a storm. It can also show strong laughter or crying. Phrases: howl at the moon, howl with laughter, howling wind, a howl of pain.

### examples

- The wolves howled at the full moon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#x1)
- The wind howled around the house all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#x2)
- The baby howled when she dropped her ice cream. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#x3)
- We howled with laughter at the funny film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#x4)
- There was a howl of pain when he stubbed his toe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#x5)
- Our dog howls whenever the fire engine goes past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/#x6)

### note

Related: howler (an obvious, funny mistake, especially UK). Similar: wail, yowl, bay. «Howling» can also mean very great: «a howling success».

### In the corpora

- [Wolves howl to talk to their pack and mark their territory; the Moon doesn't make them howl.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/8-wild-animals-and-tall-tales/15/)
- [Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.282/)
- [Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast-land.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.474/)
- [Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.482/)
- [They that rule over them do howl, saith the LORD, and My name continually all the day is blasphemed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1161/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «howl» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.