HOWL, HOWLING
ADJECTIVES
► GOWLY howling, growling; boisterous, stormy; sulky, scowling → 1876 Sc.
► MOLROWING howling or caterwauling → 1865 obs.
► ULULABLE howling, yelling → 1721 obs.
► ULULANT howling → 1896
► ULULATORY howling, wailing → 1831
NOUNS
► BAWLING the howling or yelping of dogs, wolves, etc. → 1440 obs.
► GOWL a yell, a howl, a cry; the growl or howl of a dog → 1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► OOB a low moaning sound; a plaintive sound, a howl, a wail → 1898 Sc.
► TIGER a shriek or howl terminating a prolonged and enthusiastic cheer → 1856 US sl.
► ULULATION 1. a howl or wail; a cry of lamentation → 1599
2. the act of howling or wailing → 1799
► WALLACH ► WALLOCH a scream, howl, or wail → 1866 Sc.
► YERR a loud or harsh cry; a yell, a howl → 1225 obs.
► YOLLOP a bark, a howl, a yelp → 1959 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► BLOOP of a radio receiver: to make a howling sound → 1925
► EXULULATE to howl or cry out → 1623
► FOOF of a dog: to howl or whine in a melancholy manner → 1892 Ireland
► GOWL to howl, to yell, to cry, to whine; to scold, to growl, to threaten, to scowl → 1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► OOB to make a low, moaning sound; to howl, to wail → 1866 Sc.
► TOOT to make a plaintive noise, as when a child cries loudly or mournfully; to howl; to whine or cry → 1808
► ULULATE to howl or wail; to lament loudly → 1623
► WALLOCH to cry, to wail, to shriek, to scream, to howl → 1808 Sc.
► YALE to cry; to howl; to fret like a sick child; to grumble → 1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► YAMMER to make a loud unpleasant noise or outcry; to howl, to yell; to roar, to shout; to talk loudly or persistently; to scold → 1513 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
► YARM to utter a discordant or mournful cry; to shriek, to scream, to yell, to howl, to wail → 1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► YAUL ► YAWL to cry out loudly from pain, grief, or distress; also said of the howling of dogs, the ‘wauling’ of cats, the screaming of peacocks → 1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► YAWN to howl like a dog; to cry → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► YELLOP ► YOLLOP to howl, to cry; to bark as a dog, to yelp → 1866 Eng. dial.
► YELPER to yelp; to howl → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► YERR to make a harsh noise, to creak, to roar, to rattle; to cry out loudly, to shout out, to yell, to howl → 1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
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