howling

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a long loud emotional utterance
  2. verb emit long loud cries
  3. verb cry loudly, as of animals

Etymology

From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (gerund suffix).

Synonyms

howl, ululation

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