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howling

[hou-ling] / ˈhaʊ lɪŋ /














NOUN
yelling
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"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

The scandals surrounding the King's brother Andrew have been like a howling gale in recent weeks, but this was a moment of quiet and stillness.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

“Did you hear that howling last night? It sounded like wolves?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

On that occasion, too, they had heard something unexpected, a mysterious howling sound that came from behind that very same wall.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood