howl
nouns
a long loud emotional utterance
"he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
is a type of (narrower)
the characteristic utterance of an animal
"animal cries filled the night"
a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
"the howl of the wind made him restless"
is a type of (narrower)
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
"he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
verbs
emit long loud cries
"wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
is derived from
cry loudly, as of animals
"The coyotes were howling in the desert"
is derived from
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
"The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
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