howling
Example Sentences
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A 19th-Century Anglo-Indian journal derided the voices of boys playing women as "discordant", comparing them unfavourably to "howling jackals".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Umpires are already howling about being second-guessed in public, no surprise there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
"To find wolf kills locally, ravens likely use short-range cues, like monitoring wolf behavior or listening to wolf howling," says Loretto.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
This felt like a room in which the howling winds of nothing were totally emblematic of where we are in the law right now.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
Over the pouring rain and howling wind, the adults shouted Chicken’s name.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
