noun
howling
HOW-lihng
noun
1
The act or sound of howling.
"The howling of the wind kept us awake all night."
adj
1
That howls, or resembles a howl.
"A howling gale battered the coast."
2
(informal) Used to intensify something extreme, especially a mistake or success.
"That was a howling error on the referee's part."
"The film was a howling success."
How to Use Howling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes something that howls (like wind), or is used loosely to mean "extreme" or "glaring."
Common pairings
howling wind
howling gale
howling success
howling error
Word Forms
howlings plural
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Etymology
From howl + the suffix -ing.