howl
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
is howling
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present progressiveof howl (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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When the wind is howling above 30 mph, whatever you drop just turns to mist and goes wherever the wind takes it, doing very little to hamper the flames, Kyle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
But jurors heard a recording Heard made toward the end of the incident, in which it sounds like Depp is howling and babbling incoherently.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2022
The leaves fall or the wind is howling, even though in the text, the leaves fell and the wind was howling.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
The wind is howling out there too, which is probably a metaphor for something else.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2019
Carmine is howling, his cries puncturing the stillness, and every time Dutchy moves, he gets jammed in the side.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
