| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Origin: | From the sound |
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HBA [intransitive] if a dog, wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound [↪ bark]:
The dogs howled all night.
HBA [intransitive]
The dogs howled all night.2
[intransitive] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited :
Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (=cry).
[intransitive]
Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (=cry).3 [intransitive and transitive] to shout or demand something angrily
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[intransitive] if the wind howls, it makes a loud high sound as it blows :
wind howling in the trees
[intransitive]
wind howling in the trees
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