howling

[ hou-ling ]
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adjective
  1. producing or uttering a howling noise: a howling mob.

  2. desolate, dismal, or dreary: a howling wilderness.

  1. Informal. very great; tremendous: a howling success.

Origin of howling

1
1250–1300; Middle English houlinge (gerund); see howl, -ing2

Other words from howling

  • howl·ing·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for howling

howling

/ (ˈhaʊlɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. (prenominal) informal (intensifier): a howling success; a howling error

Derived forms of howling

  • howlingly, adverb

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