# howl
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English howlen, houlen, from Old English *hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną, *hiuwilōną (“to howl”), from Proto-Indo-European *kū-, *kew- (“to howl, scream”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian huulje (“to howl”), Dutch huilen (“to howl”), Romanian a hăuli (“to howl”), Old French ouler, German Low German hulen (“to howl”), German heulen (“to howl”), Danish hyle (“to howl”), Swedish yla (“to scream, yell”), Northern Luri آلٛیر (āłir, “howl”).

### Pronunciation

* enPR: houl, IPA: /haʊl/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aʊl

### Noun

howl (plural howls)
* The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
** 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 117:[T]he fox was out on love-adventures, abused his rivals, and uttered scoffing screams and howls.
** 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 159:All at once the cat thrust her paw inside the ring again, but the tailor was quick as lightning and chopped the paw off. The cats set up a terrible howl, and away they rushed through the door as fast as they could.
** 1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 13, column 2:Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.]
* Any similar sound.
    The howl of the wind
* A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

#### Derived terms

* howl-round
* Irish howl

#### Translations
### Verb

howl (third-person singular simple present howls, present participle howling, simple past and past participle howled)
* To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
** c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:Methought a legion of foul fiends / Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.
** 1627, Michaell Drayton [i.e., Michael Drayton], “The Moone-calfe”, in The Battaile of Agincourt. […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for VVilliam Lee, […], published 1631, →OCLC, page 223:VVhen ominus ſignes to ſhew themſelues began, / That novv at hand this monſtrous birth fore-ran: / About at noone flew the affrighted Ovvle, / And dogs in corners ſet them dovvne to hovvle: […]
* To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 13:6:Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.
* To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
    They howled with laughter at the prank.
** 1809, Walter Scott, “[Fragments, […].] The Poacher”, in The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq. […], volume XI, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Company] for Arch[ibald] Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and John Murray, published 1820, →OCLC, page 180:Wild howl'd the wind the forest glades along, / And oft the owl renew'd her dismal song; […]
* To utter with outcry.
    to howl derision

#### Derived terms

* go howl at the moon
* howl at the moon
* howl down
* howling jackass
* howl on
* howl out
* who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl

#### Translations
## Cornish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sāwol (compare Welsh haul, Breton heol; compare also Irish súil (“eye”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

### Noun

howl m (plural howlyow)
* sun

#### See also

* howlek (“solar”)
Solar System in Cornish · System howlek (layout · text) :
| Star | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl | Howl |
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets | Mergher | Gwener | Dor | Meurth | Ceres | Yow | Sadorn | Ouran | Nevyon | Plouton | Eris |
| Notable moons | — | — | Loor | | — | | | | | | |