howl

Pronunciation

• enPR: houl
• IPA ^(key): /haʊl/
• SAMPA: /haUl/

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Verb

Plain form howl

Third-person singular howls

Past tense howled

Past participle howled

Present participle howling

Wolves often howl to one another.

1. To howl is to make a long, loud wailing noise.

   We heard the wolf howl from far away.

Noun

Singular howl

Plural howls

1. A howl is a long, loud wailing noise.

   The howl of the wind echoed through the trees.