howling
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (gerund suffix).
Noun
[edit]howling (plural howlings)
- The act of producing howls.
- The howling of wolves is haunting at night.
Translations
[edit]act of producing howls
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle ending).
Verb
[edit]howling
- present participle and gerund of howl
- 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo[1]:
- "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."
Adjective
[edit]howling (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Used as an intensifier
- a howling success
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