howl Определение На български

• 0 If a dog or wolf howls, it makes a long, sad sound: --

  • figurative The opposition howled down the government's proposal (= shouted loudly to express disapproval).

  • We were howling with laughter.

  • An injured dog lay in the middle of the road, howling with/in pain.

  • In the silence of the night, a lone wolf howled.

• 1 If the wind howls, it blows hard and makes a lot of noise: --

  • Is there someone outside, or is it just the wind howling in the trees?

• 2 a long, loud, sad sound: --

  • Plans to build a new supermarket have been greeted with howls of protest from local residents.

  • She let out a howl of pain.

  • He leaves his dog shut up in the house all day, and we can hear its howls.

  • the howl of the wind in the trees

• 3 to make a long, high, crying sound, like that of a dog: --

  • [ + that clause ] fig. The senators kept howling (= loudly complaining) that there was not enough money in the budget to pay for the president’s plan.

  • The wind howled.

  • Toby stepped on a nail, and he howled in pain.

• 4 a long, high, crying sound: --

  • fig. The loudest howl (= strongly expressed complaint) seemed to come from farmers in the Midwest.

  • the howl of the wind