howling

See also: Howling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aʊlɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl +‎ -ing (gerund suffix).

Noun

howling (plural howlings)

1. The act of producing howls.

   The howling of wolves is haunting at night.

Translations

act of producing howls

• Finnish: ulvonta (fi)
• German: Geheul (de) n
• Italian: uggiolio m
• Japanese: ハウリング (hauringu)
• Russian: вой (ru) m (voj), завыва́ние (ru) n (zavyvánije)
• Spanish: aullido (es) m
• Swedish: ylande (sv)

Etymology 2

From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl +‎ -ing (present participle ending).

Verb

howling

1. 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

howling (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier

   a howling success