adj
Meaning 1
That howls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- howling wind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
howling
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aʊlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: HH AW1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
That causes one to howl or feel like howling; deeply distressing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Used as an intensifier
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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name
Meaning 4
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
The act of producing howls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The howling of wolves is haunting at night.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of howl
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
a long loud emotional utterance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he gave a howl of pain
- howls of laughter
- their howling had no effect
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: howl, ululation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utterance, vocalization
History
Etymology
From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle ending).
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh.
From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (gerund suffix).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: hurlanta — that howls
- Arabic: عُوَاء (ʕuwāʔ) — act of producing howls
- Finnish: ulvonta — act of producing howls
- German: Geheul — act of producing howls
- Italian: uggiolio — act of producing howls
- Japanese: ハウリング (hauringu) — act of producing howls
- Russian: вой (voj) — act of producing howls
- Russian: завыва́ние (zavyvánije) — act of producing howls
- Spanish: aullido — act of producing howls
- Swedish: ylande — act of producing howls
- Swedish: ylning — act of producing howls
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