I. howl 1 /haʊl/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: From the sound ]
1 . [intransitive] if a dog, ↑ wolf , or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound ⇨ bark :
The dogs howled all night.
2 . [intransitive] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited:
Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (=cry) .
howl in/with
Somewhere, someone was howling in pain.
He makes audiences howl with laughter.
3 . [intransitive and transitive] to shout or demand something angrily
howl for
Republicans have been howling for military intervention.
4 . [intransitive] if the wind howls, it makes a loud high sound as it blows:
wind howling in the trees
howl somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
to prevent someone or something from being heard by shouting loudly and angrily SYN shout down
II. howl 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a long loud sound made by a dog, ↑ wolf , or other animal ⇨ bark
2 . a loud cry or shout showing pain, anger, unhappiness etc.
howl of
He let out a howl of anguish.
There were howls of protest.
This suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter.
3 . a loud high sound made by the wind blowing