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verb | noun howlhowl1 /haʊl/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYhowl1Origin: 1200-1300 from the sound VERB TABLEhowl |
| Present | I, you, we, they | howl | | he, she, it | howls | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | howled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have howled | | he, she, it | has howled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had howled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will howl | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have howled |
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| Present | I | am howling | | he, she, it | is howling | | you, we, they | are howling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was howling | | you, we, they | were howling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been howling | | he, she, it | has been howling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been howling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be howling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been howling |
► howled in pain Dave howled in pain when the man hit him. THESAURUSproduce tears► cry to produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt: Don’t cry – it’s OK. Is the baby crying again? ► be in tears to be crying: His wife was in tears as he was taken from the court room. ► sob to cry in a very noisy way: She was lying on her bed sobbing. ► weep formal to cry a lot for a long time: He wept when they told him she was dead. ► whimper to cry quietly and weakly: A child lay in the hospital bed, whimpering with pain. ► wail/bawl/howl to cry with a long loud sound. Used mainly about babies and children: They could hear a baby wailing somewhere. ► snivel to cry and complain in an annoying way. Used especially in writing: Stop sniveling, and I’ll show you how to do it. ► be close to tears/be near tears to be almost crying: Dave was near tears when he told us about losing his job. ► hold/fight back (the) tears to make a strong effort not to cry: The widow fought back tears as she read her statement to the press. ► burst/dissolve into tears to suddenly start crying: When she saw him, she burst into tears. ► break down to start crying after trying not to cry: His mother broke down during the funeral and had to be led out. 1[intransitive] if a dog, wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound2[intransitive, transitive] to shout or demand something angrily: howl for Many citizens are howling for tougher regulations.3[intransitive] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, in pain, or angry: Dave howled in pain when the man hit him.► see thesaurus at cry14[intransitive] if the wind howls, it makes a loud high sound as it blows: Strong winds howled across the region.5howl with laughter to laugh very loudly [Origin: 1200–1300 from the sound]howl somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb to prevent someone or something from being heard by shouting loudly and angrily verb | noun howlhowl2 ●●○ noun [countable] 1a long loud sound made by a dog, wolf, or other animal2a loud cry of pain or anger3howl of laughter a very loud laugh4howl of protest a statement or opinion that criticizes something very strongly or protests against it: The suggestion provoked howls of protest from Democrats. |