howling success
A tremendous triumph, as in Their first play was a howling success. This colloquial expression employs howling in the sense of “very pronounced” or “glaring,” a usage dating from the mid-1800s.
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Words nearby howling success
howland island, howler, howlet, howlin' wolf, howling, howling success, howlround, howrah, howship's lacuna, howsoever, howtowdie
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