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howling

[hou-ling] / ˈhaʊ lɪŋ /














NOUN
yelling
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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

What was once one of the coolest secrets in Los Angeles has become a veritable ghost town, the vast empty spaces populated by howling coyotes and scrounging bears.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

Between the howling wind and their faces being pushed into each other’s backs, all conversation was effectively cut off.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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