- present participle of howl.
howling
Example Sentences
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We know that some of those mothers are still howling for help.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Unverified images on social media show large plumes of smoke and flames rising into the sky in daytime, with air raid sirens howling in the background.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
But some residents aren’t so enthused with the nightly howling, saying that it’s disruptive and keeps them from getting a full night’s sleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Aesthetes had been howling about the Freedom 250 set, a soaring, 92-foot tall structure which resembled one of those arcade machine claws in which you try and fail to grab a stuffed hippopotamus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
It was the wind, howling mournfully through the open windows while the shutters banged back and forth.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
