Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

howl

howl \'hau.(*)l\ vb [ME houlen; akin to MHG hiulen to howl, Gk ko-kyein to 
   shr]iek 1: to emit a loud sustained doleful sound characteristic of dogs  
   2: to cry loudly and without restraint under strong impluse (as pain, grie 
   f) 3: to go on a spree  1: to utter with unrestrained outcry  2: to affect, 
   effect, or drive by adverse outcry  - howl n