Howled

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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


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              And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
                                                    --Drayton.
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              Methought a legion of foul fiends
              Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
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     2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
        mournfully; to lament; to wail.
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              Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
                                                    xiii. 6.
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     3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
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              Wild howled the wind.                 --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     {Howling monkey}. (Zool.) See {Howler}, 2.
  
     {Howling wilderness}, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
        by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
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