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howls

/haʊlz/

howls is the plural of howl.

howls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of howl.

Meaning of howl

Noun

howl (plural howls)

  1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
    • [T]he fox was out on love-adventures, abused his rivals, and uttered scoffing screams and howls.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 117
  2. Any similar sound.
    • The howl of the wind
  3. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

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Questions about howls

What is howls the plural of?
Howls is the plural of howl.
How do you pronounce howls?
Howls is pronounced /haʊlz/.

Words near howls in the dictionary

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

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