v., howled, howl·ing, howls.

v.intr.

1. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound.
2. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
3. Slang. To laugh heartily.
4. Slang. To go on a spree.

v.tr.

To express or utter with a howl. See synonyms at shout.

n.

1. A long wailing cry.
2. A loud derisive call: the howls of an angry mob.
3. Slang. Something uproariously funny or absurd.

phrasal verb:

howl down

1. To drown out or silence by loud derisive calls: The candidate was howled down at the town meeting.

[Middle English houlen.]

verb

1. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound: bay², moan, ululate, wail, yowl. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress: bawl, wail, yowl. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears: bawl, blubber, cry, keen², sob, wail, weep, yowl. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
4. To express great amusement or mirth: guffaw, roar. Informal break up. See laughter.

noun

1. A long, mournful cry: bay², moan, ululation, wail, yowl. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd: absurdity. Informal hoot, joke, laugh, scream. Slang gas, panic, riot. Idioms: a laugh a minute. See laughter.

IN BRIEF: To cry out with a long wailing sound.

They listened for the howl of the wolves every night.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a long loud emotional utterance
  Synonyms: howling, ululation

Meaning #2: the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf

Meaning #3: a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound

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The verb howl has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: emit long loud cries
  Synonyms: ululate, wail, roar, yawl

Meaning #2: cry loudly, as of animals
  Synonyms: wrawl, yammer, yowl

Meaning #3: make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
  Synonym: roar

Meaning #4: laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
  Synonym: roar

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hyl, tuden, brøl, skrål
v. intr. - hyle, tude, brøle, vræle
v. tr. - brøle

idioms:

• howl down    overdøve

Nederlands (Dutch)
janken, gieren, huilen, jammeren, ten hemel schreien, gillen/-joelen van plezier, gehuil, gejank, gejoel

Français (French)
n. - hurlement, éclat
v. intr. - hurler, pousser des hurlements (un enfant), hurler (un chien, le vent), hurler (de rage/de terreur), éclater (de rire)
v. tr. - hurler (une insulte/un slogan) (à)

idioms:

• howl down    conspuer

Deutsch (German)
v. - schreien, heulen
n. - Heulen, Schrei

idioms:

• howl down    niederschreien

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ουρλιάζω, ωρύομαι
n. - οιμωγή, ουρλιαχτό

idioms:

• howl down    αποδοκιμάζω με κραυγές ομιλητή, πνίγω ομιλία με κραυγές

Italiano (Italian)
ululare, mugolare, ululato

idioms:

• howl down    fischiare (per es. per disturbare qualcuno che parla)

Português (Portuguese)
v. - uivar
n. - uivo (m), berro (m)

idioms:

• howl down    abafar com gritos

Русский (Russian)
завывание, гром, выть, покатываться

idioms:

• howl down    заглушить воем

Español (Spanish)
n. - grito, aullido
v. intr. - lloriquear, gritar, dar alaridos, abuchear, aullar, bramar, rugir
v. tr. - pronunciar

idioms:

• howl down    hacer callar a gritos o abucheándole

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tjuta, vråla, yla, vina
n. - tjut, ylande, ramaskri, vinande, vrålskratt, skri av förbittring, urrolig person (grej)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
吠声, 号叫, 狂吠, 呼啸, 咆哮, 吼叫着说, 狂喊着表示

idioms:

• howl down    以吼声掩盖了他人的话

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吠聲, 號叫
v. intr. - 狂吠, 呼嘯, 咆哮
v. tr. - 吼叫著說, 狂喊著表示

idioms:

• howl down    以吼聲掩蓋了他人的話

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 짖는 소리, 불평, 소리 높은 웃음 소리
v. intr. - 짖다, 윙윙거리다, 크게 웃다
v. tr. - 악쓰며 말하다, 소리 질러 침묵시키다

idioms:

• howl down    소리 질러 침묵시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 遠ぼえする, 唸る, 大笑いする, 遠吠えする
n. - 遠ぼえの声, わめき声, 冗談

idioms:

• howl down    どなって黙らせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعوي, ينبح, يصرخ, يولول, تقصف الريح, ينفجر بالضحك مثلا (الاسم) عزيق الريح, ضحكه ساخرة, عواء, نباح, ولوله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יללה, יבבה, זעקה‬
v. intr. - ‮יילל, ייבב, זעק‬
v. tr. - ‮זעק‬

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