howl
/ˈhaʊ̯l/ noun B2- The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
- Any similar sound. · The howl of the wind
- A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
Plural howls
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Then there was a howl--an untigerish howl--from Shere Khan.
Then there were wicked, bitter howls from the young wolves: “Akela!
Then they would howl and shriek senseless songs, and invite the Jungle-People to climb up their trees and fight them, or would start furious battles over nothing among themselves, and leave the dead monkeys where the Jungle-People could see them.
There was a howl of fright and rage, and then as Bagheera tripped on the rolling kicking bodies beneath him, a monkey shouted: “There is only one here!
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