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howl

noun
  1. a long loud emotional utterance
    “The dog let out a howl of pain.”
    howlingululation
  2. a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
    “The howl of the wind made the old house seem haunted.”
  3. the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
verb
  1. laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
    roar
  2. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
    “The wind was howling in the trees”
    roar
  3. emit long loud cries
    yawl
  4. cry loudly, as of animals
    “The coyotes were howling in the desert”
    yowl