howl
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a long loud emotional utterance
he gave a howl of pain
Types & categories
- utterance hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
emit long loud cries
wail in self-pity
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- wailing derivation
- bellow derivation
- howl derivation
- lamentation derivation
- wailer derivation
Sense 3 noun
the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
Types & categories
- cry hypernym
Related & opposite
- yowl derivation
Sense 4 verb
cry loudly, as of animals
The coyotes were howling in the desert
Types & categories
- let out hypernym
Related & opposite
- howler monkey derivation
- bellow derivation
- howl derivation
Sense 5 noun
a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
the howl of the wind made him restless
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- roar derivation
Sense 6 verb
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
The wind was howling in the trees
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Sense 7 verb
laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
Types & categories
- laugh hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | howl |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | yawl |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | utterance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wailing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bellow |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | howl |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lamentation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wailer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | scream |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | squall |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | yowl |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cry |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | howler monkey |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bellow |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | howl |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | let out |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | roar |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | squeal |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | thunder |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | howl |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | vroom |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | yawp |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | thunder |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | howler |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | bellow |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | howl |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | laugh |