KJV Dictionary Definition: howl

howl

HOWL, v.i. L. ululo.

1. To cry as a dog or wolf; to utter a particular kind of loud, protracted and mournful sound. We say, the dog howls; the wolf howls. Hence,

2. To utter a loud, mournful sound, expressive of distress; to wail.

Howl lye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. Is.13.

Ye rich men, weep and howl. James.5.

3. To roar; as a tempest.

HOWL, v.t. To utter or speak with outcry.

Go--howl it out in deserts.

HOWL, n. The cry of a dog or wolf, or other like sound.

1. The cry of a human being in horror or anguish.

howling

HOWL'ING, ppr. Uttering the cry of a dog or wolf; uttering a loud cry of distress.

HOWL'ING, a. Filled with howls, or howling beasts; dreary.

Innumerable artifices and stratagems are acted in the howling wilderness and in the great deep,that can never come to our knowledge.

HOWL'ING, n. The act of howling; a loud outcry or mournful sound.