Behowl

verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
To howl at. archaic, transitive
"Now the hungry lion roars, And the wolf behowls the moon; […]"

Example

"Now the hungry lion roars, And the wolf behowls the moon; […]"

Etymology

From be- (“on, at, upon”) + howl.

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