Crossword clues for howled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n. Howling.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan. hyle to howl.]
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To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
--Drayton.Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.
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To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.
--Is. xiii. 6. -
To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
Wild howled the wind.
--Sir W. Scott.Howling monkey. (Zo["o]l.) See Howler, 2.
Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts.
--Deut. xxxii. 10.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: howl)
Usage examples of "howled".
The wounded giant howled in pain, but by the time it or its companions had turned back around, the drow was nowhere to be seen.
The giant howled in rage and jerked its massive body backward violently, sending Drizzt, who could not gain a firm hold with his weakened arm, flying back into the tunnel.
The weapon sliced in, and the monster, its head reap pearing between Drizzt and Masoj, howled in rage and pain and pulled the trapped wizard deeper into the stone.
The evil drow howled and fell back, rolling to the stone and grasping at his torn joint.
The creature howled and Bruenor brought the weapon to bear again, angled up the other way, catchÂing the drider in the armpit and shearing the creature's arm off.
The assassin howled in glee, thinking for a moment that his blade had slipped through.
He howled and charged across the deck, scattering those in the way of the furious rush.
To his credit, the swift handed Gordeon snapped his free hand across and caught the necklace-as Entreri had expected-but then how he howled, the glowing chain enwrapping his bare hand and digging a fiery line across his flesh.
The warrior howled and charged right in, but Wulfgar got his arm across between himself and the man.
The man howled in pain and shoved the table back out at Wulfgar, but he accepted the missile strike with merely a shrug, concentrating instead on turning the club in line and jabbing the man in the eye with its narrow end.
He kicked wildly, the crowd howled and laughed, and cries of "Hang him!
Keeping the wagon at a swift pace, Morik tossed the empty bottle against a rock as they passed, then howled with delight when it shattered into a thousand pieces.
The giant howled and leaped up-and slammed its head on the overhanging boulder.
He came to her one morning when the snow was deep about the castle and the wind howled through the cracks in the stone.
Cadderly recited, and the demon howled and jerked wildly about the floor within the perfectly designed protective circle.