1. [n]  a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
2. [n]  a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless"
3. [n]  the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
4. [v]  laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
5. [v]  make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
6. [v]  emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
7. [v]  cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"

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1. \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Howled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Howling}.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG.
   hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan.
   hyle to howl.]
   1. To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs
      and wolves often do.
            And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
                                                  --Drayton.
            Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me
            about, and howled in my ears.         --Shak.
   2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
      mournfully; to lament; to wail.
            Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
                                                  xiii. 6.
   3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
            Wild howled the wind.                 --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
   {Howling monkey}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Howler}, 2.
   {Howling wilderness}, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
      by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
   

2. \Howl\, v. t.
   To utter with outcry. ``Go . . . howl it out in deserts.''
   --Philips.
   

3. \Howl\, n.
   1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other
      like sound.
   2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.