howling
Plural: howlings
Noun
- a long loud emotional utterance
- "their howling had no effect"
- The act of producing howls.
Verb
- emit long loud cries
- cry loudly, as of animals
- "The coyotes were howling in the desert"
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- "The wind was howling in the trees"
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- present participle and gerund of howl
Adjective Satellite
- extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
- "a howling success"
Adj
- That howls.
- That causes one to howl or feel like howling; deeply distressing.
- Used as an intensifier
Examples
- The howling of wolves is haunting at night.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (gerund suffix).
Synonyms
fantastic, grand, howl, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, roar, terrific, tremendous, ululate, ululation, wail, wonderful, wondrous, wrawl, yammer, yaup, yawl, yowl
Scrabble Score: 14
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howling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary