The dogs were howling at the moon.
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Howling
//ˈhaʊlɪŋ//
Synonyms for "howling" (172 found)
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Adjective(6 words)
Noun(1 words)
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11 translations across 9 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- عُوَاء noun (act of producing howls)
Esperanto
1 entries- hurlanta adj (that howls)
Finnish
1 entries- ulvonta noun (act of producing howls)
German
1 entries- Geheul noun (act of producing howls)
Italian
1 entries- uggiolio noun (act of producing howls)
Japanese
1 entries- ハウリング noun (act of producing howls)
Russian
2 entries- вой noun (act of producing howls)
- завыва́ние noun (act of producing howls)
Spanish
1 entries- aullido noun (act of producing howls)
Swedish
2 entries- ylande noun (act of producing howls)
- ylning noun (act of producing howls)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Last night, I heard dogs howling.
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He had everyone howling with his stories of all his past bloopers.
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The demon grabbed my sister and, with howling laughter, cast her into a bottomless pit.
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