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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.]
     1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as
        dogs and wolves often do.
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              And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
                                                    --Drayton.
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              Methought a legion of foul fiends
              Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
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     2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
        mournfully; to lament; to wail.
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              Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
                                                    xiii. 6.
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     3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
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              Wild howled the wind.                 --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     Howling monkey. (Zo["o]l.) See Howler, 2.
  
     Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
        by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.]
     1. To utter a loud, protraced, 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.         --Shak.
  
     2. 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.
  
     3. 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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  howled
     vb.
     (infl of en howl  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  howled
     vb.
     (infl of en howl  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  howled
     vb.
     (infl of en howl  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  howled
     vb.
     (infl of en howl  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  howled
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm h owl ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  howled
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en howl ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb howl)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Howled /hˈaʊld/
  معوي

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  howled /hˈaʊld/
  geheult, geflennt, geplärrt, gegreint, geröhrt, gebrüllt, getränzt
     Synonyms: bawled, squalled, wauled
  
   see: bawl, howl, squall, waul, bawling, howling, squalling, wauling, bawls, howls, squalls, wauls, bawled, howled, squalled, wauled, It's enough to make you weep!, It's enough to make you cry!, I could have cried.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  howled /hˈaʊld/
  heulte, flennte, plärrte, greinte, röhrte, brüllte, tränzte
     Synonyms: bawled, squalled, wauled
  
   see: bawl, howl, squall, waul, bawling, howling, squalling, wauling, bawled, howled, squalled, wauled, bawls, howls, squalls, wauls, It's enough to make you weep!, It's enough to make you cry!, I could have cried.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  howled /hˈaʊld/
  gejault
     Synonym: yowled
  
   see: yowl, howl, yowling, howling, yowls, howls, yowled, howled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  howled /hˈaʊld/
  jaulte
     Synonym: yowled
  
   see: yowl, howl, yowling, howling, yowled, howled, yowls, howls
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈhaʊɫd/


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