HOWL

howl. Howl, v.i. to cry as a dog or wolf, to cry bitterly

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Howl (houl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Howling.] [[OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwilōn to exult, h�wo owl, Dan. hyle to howl.]] 1. 1. To utter a loud, protracted, 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. 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. 3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
Wild howled the wind. Sir W. Scott. Howling monkey. (Zoöl.) See Howler, 2. — Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. Deut. xxxii. 10.