English
howling
see also: Howling
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
Noun

howling (plural howlings)

  1. The act of producing howls.
    The howling of wolves is haunting at night.
Translations Verb
  1. present participle of howl#English|howl
    • 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, [http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/leisure/hampshire_food_festival_2015/4139634.Hampshire_pubhas_gone_down_the_khazisays_top_critic/ Southern Daily Echo]:
      "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."
Adjective

howling (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier
    a howling success
Howling
Proper noun
  1. Surname


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