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  • present participle of howl.
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howling

[hau-ling] / ˈhaʊ lɪŋ /














NOUN
yelling
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It involves setting up cameras, howling throughout the night to try to get the animals to respond and sometimes driving hundreds of miles looking for tracks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

We know that some of those mothers are still howling for help.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The Clippers are howling in protest, vehemently rejecting the league’s conclusions and stating they’ve been railroaded by a “heavily biased investigation seeking to justify a predetermined narrative.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

A star-struck public was howling for his inclusion, blind to the weekly evidence that he was nowhere near the player he used to be.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

If they can be taught to stop scratching and howling, then maybe...well, maybe so can I.” He gestured with his cigar.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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