v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Howled p. pr. & vb. n. Howling. ] [ OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwilōn to exult, h&unr_;wo owl, Dan. hyle to howl. ] 1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. [ 1913 Webster ]

And dogs in corners set them down to howl. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Methought a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail. [ 1913 Webster ]

Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. Is. xiii. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wild howled the wind. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Howling monkey. (Zool.) See Howler, 2. --
Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. Deut. xxxii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To utter with outcry. “Go . . . howl it out in deserts.” Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who howls. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Equiv. to owlet, influenced by howl: cf. F. hulotte, OHG. h&unr_;wela, hiuwela. ] (Zool.) An owl; an owlet. [ Written also houlet. ] R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]