howled

verb

past tense of howl
1
as in screamed
to make a long loud mournful sound several coyotes began howling close by as the sun went down the wind howled on the open plain

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2
as in shrieked
to cry out loudly and emotionally the boy howled in pain when his baby sister bit him

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Recent Examples of howled There are moments on Wowed Out when a younger James would have howled, would have ventured all the way out to sea, would have let his guitar erupt. — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026 Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us. — Harry H. Edel, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 Instead, after Germany invaded the USSR, Stalin turned on a dime and howled—correctly—that Germany was preparing to wipe the Russians out. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Julie, this book was inspired by your real-life poodle, who famously howled along during My Fair Lady rehearsals? — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 Winds gusting beyond 50 miles per hour at times howled over bone-dry fuels itching to ignite. — Murphy Woodhouse, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 These two characters have maybe two minutes of screentime between them, and yet a certain portion of the internet, and Elon Musk, have raged, gnashed teeth and howled to the wind about the way this denigrates a Greek classic. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 All Balogun playing did was make the Americans seem like bullies who just lost the fight as everyone else howled laughter. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 Jingoists howled with rage that a foreigner—no, worse, a German—had got the England job. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for howled
  1. screamed
  2. shrieked
  3. yelled
  4. squealed
  5. wailed
Verb
  • Williams screamed and threw the woman, who then ran into the garage.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Montes grabbed and threw two $10,000 candle holders to the ground, breaking them, and screamed at the congregation, according to prosecutors.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of screamed
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  • Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of shrieked
Verb
  • When the boy and his grandmother got into difficulty in the water, his siblings, ages 4 and 6, yelled to attract the attention of bystanders.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Defiant, Mladic acted bullishly during his trial and yelled at the judges when sentenced to life in prison.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of yelled
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  • Toddlers squealed and played, and an older woman cried softly.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Some people squealed when Anna Wintour came out without sunglasses.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of squealed
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  • After her coffin was lowered into the grave and coral stones were arranged on top, her firstborn son, aged 5, was led to it and wailed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The rocker took a step back from his usual double duty as lead singer and guitarist, opting to shred voraciously as Robinson wailed on the mic.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Definition of wailed

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“Howled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howled. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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