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howled

/haʊld/

howled is the simple past and past participle of howl.

Meaning of howl

Verb

howl (third-person singular simple present howls, present participle howling, simple past and past participle howled)

  1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
    • Methought a legion of foul fiends / Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
    • Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 13:6
    Synonyms:
    ululate
  3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
    • They howled with laughter at the prank.
  4. To utter with outcry.
    • to howl derision

See all 7 meanings of howl

Phrases with howled

Words that rhyme with howled

Questions about howled

What is howled the simple past and past participle of?
Howled is the simple past and past participle of howl.
How do you pronounce howled?
Howled is pronounced /haʊld/.

Words near howled in the dictionary

  1. Howland Island
  2. Howlands
  3. howlarious
  4. howlback
  5. Howle
  6. howled
  7. howled at the moon
  8. howled down
  9. howled on
  10. howled out
  11. howler

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