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Verb howl has 4 senses
- howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
--1 is one way to shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
Sample sentences:
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- howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"
--2 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentences:
You can hear animals howl in the meadows
The meadows howl with animals
- roar, howl - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
--3 is one way to make noise, resound, noise
Sample sentence:
The cars howl down the avenue
- roar, howl - laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
--4 is one way to laugh, express joy, express mirth
Sample sentence:
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