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• When the neighbours' dog barked, ours instantly replied with a howl.From the entry instantly
• Some dogs howl; more yelp; still more bark.From the entry still
• The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.From the entry bass
• A well known proverb says that 'who keeps company with wolves will learn to howl'.2016, Dawid Piątkowski, Impossible, →ISBN. From the entry who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl
• “Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl” is said for a reason.2015, A. Joy Lee, Success inside you. From the entry who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl
• A siren wailed in the distance, the high-pitched howl of Boston Medical Center's go team.2014, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Truth Be Told: A Jane Ryland Novel, →ISBN. From the entry go team
• He squats and rubs the inside of his thigh and howls and wails ecstatically.2011, Jay Dobbin, Francis X. Hezel, Summoning the Powers Beyond: Traditional Religions in Micronesia, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN…. From the entry incantor
• When the prickly pear stickers pierced their paws they howled with pain, but they kept running.2010, Valerie Estelle Frankel, From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine's Journey through Myth and Legend, McFarland, →ISBN, page 212. From the entry sticker
• Hilly howled as he lit the lamp and dove toward us clad in only his gotch.2009, Milton Ramsden, Northward to Love, Trafford Publishing, published 2009, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry gotch
• Just before it faded, a coyotelike howl of approval sounded from a balcony.2009 September 14, Steve Smith, “A Lesson in Jamming for the Philharmonic”, in New York Times. From the entry coyotelike
• Suddenly, from the crumpled body erupted a loud moan followed by childlike howls of “Grandmumma!2004, Anthony C. Winkler, The Annihilation of Fish and Other Stories, Macmillan Caribbean, →ISBN, page 132. From the entry grandmumma
• The witchhunters were howled out of town by crowds of demonstrators, protestors.1994 January 1, Roberta Fernàndez, In Other Words: Literature by Latinas of the United States, Arte Publico Press, →ISBN, page 168. From the entry witchhunter
• Most babies I knew then had on introduction either howled or pooed their pants.1989 December 11, The Mercury. From the entry poo
• In a distant forest a wolf howled, felt embarrassed when no one joined in, and stopped.1986, Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic, published 2022, page 108. From the entry join in
• The hut was a holocaust; men fighting their way out howled and coughed on smoke.1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Sydney, N.S.W.: Scripts, →OCLC, page 151. From the entry holocaust
• However, the immediate howls of outrage from the industry were in many cases less than good-natured.1964 August, “Dr. B lights a pre-election fuse”, in Modern Railways, page 76. From the entry good-natured
• I took a deep breath; a locomotive howled across-the darkness, Mobile-bound.1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC. From the entry exult
• A long howl quivered through the night.2016, Glenn Dromgoole, West Texas Stories, ACU Press, →ISBN. From the entry skiff
• "Ball hog!" Linda Shanklin howled from the stands.2015 June 16, Baxter Holmes, “Iguodala NBA's no-stats Finals MVP”, in ESPN. From the entry ball hog
• He howls out from under his wolfcloak as he comes.2014, Pierce Brown, Red Rising, London: Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 206. From the entry wolfcloak
• Zeven let loose a hooning howl of approval.2012, Traci Harding, The Light-Field (Triad of Being; book 3), Sydney: HarperCollins, →ISBN. From the entry hoon
• And I howled at the maw in the drivin' rain.2011 October 11, “Jumping Jack Flash (Live 1973)” (track 14), in Brussels Affair (Live 1973), performed by The Rolling Stones. From the entry gas
• Tell him to go howl at the moon, Charles.2008, Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi, Ask Click and Clack: Answers from Car Talk, page 28. From the entry go howl at the moon
• My howl of pain wakes her and she glances over her shoulder at her elbow, still embedded in my skull.2001 November 24, Mil Millington, “Things my girlfriend and I argue about”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian…. From the entry elbow
• Any time a car backfired or a police siren howled, they would dive under desks or tables instinctively.1991 February 4, Ayofemi Folayan, “No Sounds Of Silence”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 28, page 7. From the entry backfire
• With a howl of pain he grabbed the evil thing by the tail before it could sneak away.1986, Bhabani Bhattacharya, A Goddess Named Gold, page 21. From the entry fangful
• Jem, naturally, was Boo: he went under the front steps and shrieked and howled from time to time.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC. From the entry parcel out
• He was constantly letting out a howl of exasperation with, "So help me Bob, Mudgy, you are a rude cow.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 121. From the entry frowningly
• The yells and yammering, croaking, jibbering and jabbering; howls, growls and curses; shrieking and skriking, that followed were beyond description.1937, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit. From the entry skrike
• A sudden, long-drawn howl curdled out from across the river.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 214. From the entry death wail
• The Reds were raising an awful howl.1920, Upton Sinclair, 100%: The Story of a Patriot. From the entry court order
• Its unearthly howl adds to its despicability.1901, Wallace Rice, Animals: a Popular Natural History of Wild Beasts, Duffield and Co., published 1909, page 112. From the entry despicability
• Do not associate with a person who is malicious, selfish, or unkind As people say, “Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl."2015, Yukiko Inoue-Smith, A Jungle Named Academia: Approaches to Self-Development and Growth, →ISBN. From the entry who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl
• If a wolfcub had raised its head with such a movement it would have been evident that it was about to howl.1986, British Neo-Formalist Circle, University of Keele, Essays in poetics, v.11-13, University of Keele, page 88. From the entry wolfcub
• The audience howled for her body.1954, Ian Fleming, “Table Z”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 59. From the entry tom-tom
• He wept very little, but when he wept he howled aloud, and jabbered wild abuse, threats and recriminations through the wet torrent of his howling.1939, H. G. Wells, The Holy Terror, Book One, Chapter 1, Section 2. From the entry jabber
• From his "brass throat" poured such harangues of class hatred that his woolhat followers howled down opposing speakers and hurled clods at them.1939, Shields McIlwaine, The southern poor-white from Lubberland to Tobacco Road. From the entry woolhat

Meaning of howl

1. noun The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
2. noun Any similar sound.
3. noun A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

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How do you use howl in a sentence?

Howl is used as a noun and verb. For example: “They howled with laughter at the prank.”

What is a short sentence with howl?

“to howl derision”

What does howl mean?

Howl means the protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.