howl

/haʊl/ verb [I]

Translation

ANIMAL › If a dog or wolf (= wild animal like a dog) howls, it makes a long, sad sound.

(köpek, yabani hayvan vb.) ulumak, ürümek

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MAKE SOUND › to make a loud sound, usually to express pain, sadness, or another strong emotion

inlemek, feryat etmek

He howled in pain. The audience was howling with laughter.11861093

WIND › If the wind howls, it blows hard and makes a lot of noise.

(rüzgâr) uğuldamak

The wind was howling outside.1512

howl noun [C] ›

uluma ( hayvan)

(Definition of howl verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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