yowl
verb (used without object)
to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.
was yowling
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past progressiveof yowl.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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So last week when the mob was yowling for Coughlin’s head, Mara told him everything was all right.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2011
When this idea took clear possession of me—it was about three a.m. and the hurricane was yowling like a wounded dog—the answering thought came quick.
From The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill by Sir Hall Caine
Jan was much happier than Hippity-Hop, who was yowling loudly as she stuck one paw through a hole in the basket, and Cheepsie's twitters sounded really cross.
From Prince Jan, St. Bernard by Forrestine C. (Forrestine Cooper) Hooker
