howl
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
howled
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past participleof howl.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof howl.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
howlverb (used without object)to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
Example Sentences
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An initially withdrawn Teddy howled and wagged her tail upon seeing her owner, according to shelter officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
At a Halloween dog parade in the East Village, Poppy, Thrun’s Frenchie, lay in the sun dressed as a taco while the ancestral gray wolves howled in their graves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
By daybreak, the winds from Typhoon Fung-wong which had howled all night had died down, and people came out to see the damage.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
They veiled the stage in gauze on “Copy of A,” casting dozens of Reznor shadows while he strutted and howled about a despondent, depersonalized modernity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
That fumbling page had unnerved me, just as much as the ceaseless tattering of branches and the gusting winds that had howled in my ears as I’d trudged across the city that night.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
