Howl
Famous Beat poem
A howl is a long, loud, mournful cry—the sound wolves and dogs make, or humans in grief or pain.
Wind howls through cracks; crowds howl with laughter or outrage.
To howl is to produce such a sound: The dog howled at the moon.
A howl can also be something hilariously funny: That joke was a howl.
Loud sharp cry
- wailProlonged mournful cry
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
despair · sob · lament · mourn · torment · anguished · keening · pain
Wild pack canine
- coyoteWild North American canid
- dogDomesticated barking mammal
- bayPartially enclosed water
- yowlProlonged distressed cry
wail · cry · ululate · pack · moon · night · wild · mournful
Severe sustained wind
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- gustBrief wind surge
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
whistle · shriek · tempest · chimney · eaves · rattling · blustery · fierce
"Howl" writer, beatnik
- poemMetrical literary composition
- generationAge-defined peer group
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- anthemOfficial song of praise
1956 · censorship · obscenity · San Francisco · beatnik · rebellion · madness · visionary
Loud, deep animal cry
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
- belly laughLoud, uncontrolled amusement
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
uproarious · hilarious · convulsing · shrieking · doubled over · tears · sidesplitting · raucous
scream
Loud sharp cry
agony · despair · sob · lament · mourn · torment · anguished · keening · pain · suffering
wolf
Wild pack canine
yowl · wail · cry · ululate · pack · moon · night · wild · mournful · piercing
gale
Severe sustained wind
roar · whistle · shriek · tempest · chimney · eaves · rattling · blustery · fierce · whipping
Ginsberg
"Howl" writer, beatnik
- poemMetrical literary composition
- generationAge-defined peer group
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
anthem · 1956 · censorship · obscenity · San Francisco · beatnik · rebellion · madness · visionary · prophetic
roar
Loud, deep animal cry
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
- belly laughLoud, uncontrolled amusement
hysterical · uproarious · hilarious · convulsing · shrieking · doubled over · tears · sidesplitting · raucous · uncontrollable
outcry
Loud public protest
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- furyIntense violent anger
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
outrage · clamor · demand · angry · backlash · opposition · objection · denounce · rage · mob
- PoemsThe Raven, Ozymandias, Invictus, Paradise Lost, Beowulf
- poetrypoem, poems, poetry, verse, verses
- 1950s literatureLord of the Flies, Lolita, On the Road, East of Eden, Charlotte's Web
- Studio GhibliStudio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke
- Bohemiabohemian dress, boho chic, free spirits, nonconformists, counterculture
- BeatniksJack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, On the Road, Beat Generation
- howling windLoud, fierce moving air
- howl at the moonUseless emotional outburst
- wolf howlCanine's prolonged wail
- howler monkeyVocal New World primate
- howling dogCanine producing prolonged cries
- wind howlingAir moving loudly