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howl

verb [I] (WIND)
 
 
/haʊl/

Definition

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?Wind and windsStormy weather
(Definition of howl verb (WIND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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