howling
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howling¹
- /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aʊlɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (gerund suffix).
noun howlings
- The act of producing howls. The howling of wolves is haunting at night.
howling²
- /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aʊlɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle ending).
verb
- present participle and gerund of howl "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."
adjective
- That howls. howling wind
- That causes one to howl or feel like howling; deeply distressing. Ah! the death of the poor, the empty entrails, howling hunger, the animal appetite that leads one with chattering teeth to fill one's stomach with beastly refuse in this great Paris, so bright and golden!
- Used as an intensifier Those were days that I had success, for I could see it, and feel it, and taste it, and my patrons caught the contagion and we had a howling success .
Howling³
Where it comes from
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh.
proper noun
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ululation, yelling, shouting, noisy, crying, terrific, rattling, wonderful, marvelous, tremendous, wondrous, extraordinary, fantastic, shrieking, screaming, liest
Translations
Talk about this word "howling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/howling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. howling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/howling "howling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/howling.Cite this
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title = {howling},
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