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as in screamed
to make a long loud mournful sound
several coyotes began howling close by as the sun went down the wind howled on the open plain
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as in shrieked
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the boy howled in pain when his baby sister bit him
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Recent Examples of howled
While the critics howled during that 1-15 season in 1989, Johnson and even his assistants maintained their cockiness and mocked the criticism.
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Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Even those who lingered an hour or so after the Bulls’ 125-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks howled for the other game.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The fatalities are gruesomely entertaining, the opening murder splattering the audience with such brutality that my theater howled in delight.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Predictably, America’s left-wing mayors howled in protest at the weekend actions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Gabriel Ebert was immaculately cast as the teens’ seeming ally of a teacher, and Sink and her castmates all bared their teeth and howled their humanity at the moon.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
The winds howled and the rain did turn to snow as snowmobile salesmen and implement dealers stood with their noses pressed to storefront windows hoping for a foot or two.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
And the Bills-dominant crowd at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium howled with derision for the hapless Fins.
—Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
And Democrats have howled at Republicans twice using a partisan maneuver to claw back funds that were previously approved on a bipartisan basis.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for howled
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Videos circulating on social media appeared to show a U-Haul truck moving quickly through a dense crowd as people screamed.—
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The photo outside Enzo Ferrari’s house in the grounds of its factory in Maranello, Italy, on his first day at the latter screamed ‘aura’.—
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
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Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo!—
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As Clanton yelled for help, Yost got back on his feet, grabbed a lamp and waved it at Washington, the affidavit said.—
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The majority of these fans yelled for Vanderbilt, and Ralph thanked them for being loud through introductions to the final minutes when the Commodores needed them most.—
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His daughter squealed with excitement.—
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Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.—
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Their toddler, who was watching, went into her bedroom and wailed as her father penetrated her mother.—
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Sirens wailed and gunshots rang out as the two men grappled for several seconds, before Ahmed wrenched the gun from the attacker’s hands.—
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“Howled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howled. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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