howl

(noun) a long loud emotional utterance. Synonyms: howling, ululation. Examples: "He gave a howl of pain." "Howls of laughter." "Their howling had no effect."

(noun) the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf.

(noun) a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound. Example: "The howl of the wind made him restless."

(verb) emit long loud cries. Synonyms: ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup. Examples: "Wail in self-pity." "Howl with sorrow."

(verb) cry loudly, as of animals. Synonyms: wrawl, yammer, yowl. Example: "The coyotes were howling in the desert."

(verb) make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles. Synonyms: roar. Examples: "The wind was howling in the trees." "The water roared down the chute."

(verb) laugh unrestrainedly and heartily. Synonyms: roar.