howling

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(hou'lĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Marked by the sound of howling: a howling wind.
  2. Desolate; dreary: a howling wilderness.
  3. Slang. Very great; tremendous: a howling success.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A long loud emotional utterance.

pronunciation I will neither yield to the song of the siren nor the voice of the hyena, the tears of the crocodile nor the howling of the wolf. — George Chapman, Source: Eastward Ho, 1605

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hylende, tudende, brølende, vrælende

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontzettend, jankend, huilend, saai, gehuil, gejank, gejoel

Français (French)
adj. - hurlant, qui hurle, (fig) criant (une erreur), retentissant (un succès)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heulend, enorm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ούρλιασμα
adj. - (καθομ.) τεράστιος

Italiano (Italian)
ululato, urlante, strepitoso, immenso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - uivante

Русский (Russian)
вой, воющий, вопиющий, колоссальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aullido, bramido, rugido, alarido, rugiente, furioso, garrafal, escandaloso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ylande, tjutande
adj. - tjutande, ödslig, dunder-, jätte-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
咆哮的, 荒凉的, 哭哭啼啼的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 咆哮的, 荒涼的, 哭哭啼啼的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 짖는, 터무니 없는, 황량한, 무시무시한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 吠える, 寂しい, どえらい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العواء, النباح, الولوله ألخ (صفه) متعلق بالعواء أوالنباح أو الولوله ألخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מיילל/מייבב, צורח, נורא, כביר, גדול מאוד‬


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