howl
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On “All Them Horses” Mr. Kahan ably channels Mr. Vernon’s falsetto howl on a song that uses a flood as a metaphor for personal transformation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"It's okay to jump up and down and howl at the moon," he added.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
This ranges from shapes captured on trails or infrared cameras to a howl or witness testimony, allowing Bigfooters to hypothesise what that means about the beast's "anatomy, behaviour, sociality and levels of intelligence".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
It’s easier to howl at a classic like “Dr. Strangelove,” which mocked the leaders giddyuping the planet’s destruction, than at a present-day satire where we ourselves are the joke.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
When they heard a wolf howl, Jack’s head lifted and the hairs rose stiff along his back.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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