howlv. i.[OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwiln to exult, hwo owl, Dan. hyle to howl.]1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.()And dogs in corners set them down to howl. (Drayton.)Methought a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. (Shak.)2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.()Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. (Is. xiii. 6.)3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.()Wild howled the wind. (Sir W. Scott.)Howling monkey. (Zol.) See Howler, 2. -- Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. Deut. xxxii. 10.()v. t. To utter with outcry.(Philips.)n.1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.()2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.()