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 Clippers are howling in protest, vehemently rejecting the league’s conclusions and stating they’ve been railroaded by a “heavily biased investigation seeking to justify a predetermined narrative.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The crowd are howling for a knock-on in that phase, which saw Chiefs camp out near the try line.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2024
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
Somewhere in the ruins above them, cats are howling.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
