howling

[hou-ling]

adjective

1. producing or uttering a howling noise.

   a howling mob.

2. desolate, dismal, or dreary.

   a howling wilderness.

3. Informal.,  very great; tremendous.

   a howling success.

howling

/ ˈhaʊlɪŋ /

adjective

1. informal,  (prenominal) (intensifier)

   a howling success

   a howling error

Other Word Forms

• howlingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of howling¹

1250–1300; Middle English houlinge (gerund); howl, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Some of the works, which also included a howling wolf on a satellite dish, were removed, covered up or vandalised, after being painted across the city.

From BBC

South Korean broadcasts had often featured K-pop songs and news reports while the North played unsettling noises, such as howling animals.

From BBC

The howling was longer and louder than she remembers, and “frightening in a way that I haven’t been frightened before.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the end, howling and complaining that “the other side is not playing fair” instead of adapting and overcoming is no real defense and a path to defeat.

From Salon

Everybody involved finds solace and common ground in the song’s howling vocals and bewildered lyrics.

From Salon

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