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howling out

howling out is the present participle and gerund of howl out.

Meaning of howl out

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To shout or cheer.
    • You were handsome
      You were pretty
      Queen of New York City
      When the band finished playing
      They howled out for more1987, The Pogues, Fairytale of New York

Questions about howling out

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

Words near howling out in the dictionary

  1. howling at the moon
  2. howling down
  3. howling jackass
  4. howling jackasses
  5. howling on
  6. howling out
  7. howlingly
  8. howlings
  9. howlite
  10. Howlong
  11. howlround

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