howl
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
are howling
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present progressiveof howl.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The winds of change are howling in the Columbia River Basin.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Scientists who study aging are howling about the possible demise of one of the field’s biggest studies, the Dog Aging Project.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 7, 2024
Only weeks old but these wolf pups are howling away.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
The animals are talking, the critics are howling, and Hugh Lofting is spinning in his grave, which can only mean one thing: There’s a new Dolittle in town!
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2020
Somewhere in the ruins above them, cats are howling.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
