howl

Beyond the melting shadows of the arena, gladiatrices would have heard thousands of faceless spectators howl obscenities, felt the heat of their breath, and smelled the mass of bodies raging in the night.

The night before the fire exploded, the eerie howl of the Santa Ana winds kept some awake.

At any of these times, an announcement by the Post that it would not be endorsing – preceding that of the Los Angeles Times – would have brought howls of outrage.

These are air raid sirens, screams and howls.

As with any Budget, as one MP says, "we all have a shopping list", and every squeeze on spending will have an accompanying howl of: how could you?