Word Definition

Howl

  1. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
  2. To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
  3. To utter with outcry.
  4. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
  5. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
  6. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.