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howling at the moon

howling at the moon is the present participle and gerund of howl at the moon.

Meaning of howl at the moon

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To spend considerable time and effort fruitlessly in a hopeless endeavor.

Questions about howling at the moon

What is howling at the moon the present participle and gerund of?
Howling at the moon is the present participle and gerund of howl at the moon.

Words near howling at the moon in the dictionary

  1. Howley
  2. Howleys
  3. Howlin
  4. howlin'
  5. howling
  6. howling at the moon
  7. howling down
  8. howling jackass
  9. howling jackasses
  10. howling on
  11. howling out

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