howling 音标拼音: [h'ɑʊlɪŋ]
a . 咆哮的,哭哭啼啼的,荒凉的
n . 啸声
咆哮的,哭哭啼啼的,荒凉的啸声
howling adj 1 :
extraordinarily good or great ;
used especially as intensifiers ; "
a fantastic trip to the Orient "; "
the film was fantastic !"; "
a howling success "; "
a marvelous collection of rare books "; "
had a rattling conversation about politics "; "
a tremendous achievement " [
synonym :
{
fantastic }, {
grand }, {
howling (
a )}, {
marvelous },
{
marvellous }, {
rattling (
a )}, {
terrific }, {
tremendous },
{
wonderful }, {
wondrous }]
n 1 :
a long loud emotional utterance ; "
he gave a howl of pain ";
"
howls of laughter "; "
their howling had no effect " [
synonym :
{
howl }, {
howling }, {
ululation }]
Howl \
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 ,
protracted ,
mournful sound or cry ,
as dogs and wolves often do .
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1913 Webster ]
And dogs in corners set them down to howl .
--
Drayton .
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1913 Webster ]
Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ '
d me about ,
and howled in my ears . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To utter a sound expressive of distress ;
to cry aloud and mournfully ;
to lament ;
to wail .
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1913 Webster ]
Howl ye ,
for the day of the Lord is at hand . --
Is .
xiii .
6 .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast .
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1913 Webster ]
Wild howled the wind . --
Sir W .
Scott .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Howling monkey }. (
Zool .)
See {
Howler },
2 .
{
Howling wilderness },
a wild ,
desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts . --
Deut .
xxxii .
10 .
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1913 Webster ]
143 Moby Thesaurus words for "
howling ":
Jeremianic ,
abandoned ,
acute ,
amok ,
animal noise ,
argute ,
awful ,
bark ,
barking ,
bawling ,
bellowing ,
bemoaning ,
berserk ,
bewailing ,
birdcall ,
birdies ,
blatant ,
blooping ,
blurping ,
call ,
carried away ,
clang ,
complaining ,
creaky ,
cry ,
crying ,
deadly ,
delirious ,
demoniac ,
distortion ,
distracted ,
dreadful ,
ear -
piercing ,
ecstatic ,
enraptured ,
faultfinding ,
fearful ,
feedback ,
feral ,
ferocious ,
fierce ,
flutter ,
fluttering ,
frantic ,
frenzied ,
fretful ,
frightful ,
fulminating ,
furious ,
grieving ,
grunt ,
haggard ,
hissing ,
hog -
wild ,
horrible ,
howl ,
hum ,
hysterical ,
in a transport ,
in hysterics ,
intoxicated ,
keen ,
keening ,
lamentation ,
lamenting ,
lamentive ,
lowing ,
mad ,
madding ,
maniac ,
mating call ,
moanful ,
moaning ,
motorboating ,
mournful ,
mourning ,
mugient ,
note ,
orgasmic ,
orgiastic ,
peevish ,
penetrating ,
petulant ,
piercing ,
piping ,
plaintive ,
plangent ,
possessed ,
puling ,
querulous ,
rabid ,
raging ,
ramping ,
ranting ,
raving ,
ravished ,
reedy ,
roaring ,
rousing ,
rumble ,
running mad ,
scratching ,
screaky ,
screeching ,
screechy ,
sharp ,
shredding ,
shrieking ,
shrieky ,
shrill ,
sorrow ,
sorrowful ,
sorrowing ,
squeaking ,
squeaky ,
squeals ,
static ,
storming ,
stridulation ,
terrible ,
terrific ,
thin ,
thumping ,
transported ,
ululant ,
ululation ,
uncontrollable ,
violent ,
wailful ,
wailing ,
whacking ,
whimpering ,
whining ,
whiny ,
whistles ,
whistling ,
wild ,
wild -
eyed ,
wild -
looking ,
woodnote ,
woomping ,
wow ,
wowwows
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Howling - Wikipedia Howling consists of a fundamental frequency that may lie between 150 and 780 Hz, and consists of up to 12 harmonically related overtones The pitch usually remains constant or varies smoothly and may change direction as many as four or five times [18]
HOWLING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of HOWLING is producing or marked by a sound resembling a howl How to use howling in a sentence
HOWLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary HOWLING definition: 1 (of the wind) blowing hard and making a lot of noise: 2 (of a dog or wolf) making a loud, sad… Learn more
HOWLING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Howling definition: producing or uttering a howling noise See examples of HOWLING used in a sentence
Howling - definition of howling by The Free Dictionary 1 desolate or dreary: a howling wasteland 2 very great; tremendous: a howling triumph
Howling - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement
howling - Wiktionary, the free dictionary That causes one to howl or feel like howling; deeply distressing quotations
NOVA Online | Wild Wolves | Whats in a Howl - PBS Of all their calls, howling is the only one that works over great distances Its low pitch and long duration are well suited for transmission in forest and across tundra, and unique features of
HOWL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of HOWL is to emit a loud sustained doleful sound characteristic of members of the dog family How to use howl in a sentence
howling - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Animal Behavior (of a dog, wolf, or the like) to make a loud, long, mournful cry: The coyote was howling at the moon Animal Behavior to make a similar cry, as in pain or rage;