howling
See also: Howling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -aʊlɪŋ
Etymology 1
From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (gerund suffix).
Noun
howling (plural howlings)
- The act of producing howls.
- The howling of wolves is haunting at night.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle ending).
Verb
howling
- present participle of howl
- 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo:
- "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."
- 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo:
Adjective
howling (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Used as an intensifier
- a howling success
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