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Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Howled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Howling}.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG.
hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan.
hyle to howl.]
1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as
dogs and wolves often do.
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And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
--Drayton.
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Methought a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
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2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
mournfully; to lament; to wail.
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Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
xiii. 6.
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3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
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Wild howled the wind. --Sir W.
Scott.
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{Howling monkey}. (Zool.) See {Howler}, 2.

{Howling wilderness}, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
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Howl \Howl\, v. t.
To utter with outcry. "Go . . . howl it out in deserts."
--Philips.
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Howl \Howl\, n.
1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other
like sound.
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2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
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