Synonyms for howl
haʊlhowl

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1. howl, howling, ululationnoun

   a long loud emotional utterance

   "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"

   Synonyms:
   ululation, howling

2. howlnoun

   the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf

   Synonyms:
   ululation, howling

3. howlverb

   a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound

   "the howl of the wind made him restless"

   Synonyms:
   ululation, howling

4. howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaupverb

   emit long loud cries

   "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"

   Synonyms:
   whimper, yawl, yaup, wrawl, yowl, yammer, pule, wail, mewl, thunder, ululate, bellow, roar

5. howl, wrawl, yammer, yowlverb

   cry loudly, as of animals

   "The coyotes were howling in the desert"

   Synonyms:
   yawp, yawl, yaup, caterwaul, wrawl, yowl, yammer, wail, grizzle, whine, ululate, roar

6. roar, howlverb

   make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

   "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

   Synonyms:
   thunder, yawl, yaup, wrawl, yowl, bellow, wail, ululate, yammer, roar

7. roar, howlverb

   laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

   Synonyms:
   thunder, yawl, yaup, wrawl, yowl, bellow, wail, ululate, yammer, roar

Matched Categories

1. • Cry
   • Laugh
   • Make Noise
   • Utterance

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1. howlnoun

   Synonyms:
   cry (as of a dog), yell

2. howlverb

   Synonyms:
   cry (as a dog), yell

3. howlverb

   Synonyms:
   wail, lament

4. howlverb

   Synonyms:
   roar

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1. howlnoun

   Synonyms:
   yowling, ululation, howling, wail

2. howlverb

   Synonyms:
   yowl, roar, ululate, yawl

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1. List of paraphrases for "howl":

   scream, yell

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How to use howl in a sentence?

1. Alexander Litvinenko:

   You may succeed in silencing me but that silence comes at a price, you may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life.

2. Danish proverb:

   Live with wolves, and you learn to howl.

3. Kimano M. Edwards:

   An evildoer may succeed in delivering injustice to the righteous but the howl of protest from within his conscience will reverberate in the ears of his soul for the rest of his life.

4. Carry Nation:

   You have put me in here a cub, but I will come out roaring like a lion, and I will make all hell howl!

5. Alexander Litvinenko:

   You may succeed in silencing me, but that silence comes at a price, you may succeed in silencing one man, but the howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life.