howl
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
has been howling
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present perfect progressiveof howl (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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When Hellzapoppin opened last season the critics muttered a curt No, but the public howled an emphatic Yes, has been howling Yes, Yes, a Thousand Times Yes ever since.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since we condemned our Fritz to hell-fire there has been howling and gnashing of teeth at Halewitz.
From The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann
