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howling

adjective as in blustery

adjective as in weeping

Strong match

Weak matches

adjective as in weepy

noun as in guffaw

noun as in yelling

Strong matches

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The kibbutz had a local pub, but there was little else to do at night other than stargaze and listen to jackals howling in the desert.

That's what happened last weekend when the weather changed quite suddenly - the winds began howling, temperatures plummeted and visibility dropped drastically.

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The sound of rush hour in Zhuhai on China's southern coast has been replaced by howling winds and sheets of rain.

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Some of the works, which also included a howling wolf on a satellite dish, were removed, covered up or vandalised, after being painted across the city.

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South Korean broadcasts had often featured K-pop songs and news reports while the North played unsettling noises, such as howling animals.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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