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howls at the moon

howls at the moon is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 howls at the moon

What is howls at the moon the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Howls at the moon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of howl at the moon.

Words near howls at the moon in the dictionary

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

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