howlin'
Making wolf sounds
Howlin' is a casual or dialectal spelling of howling, capturing the dropped G of informal speech.
It appears in blues and country music, lending rustic authenticity: Howlin' Wolf, a howlin' good time.
The spelling evokes Southern or rural American voice, often for effect rather than strict transcription.
Prolonged mournful crying
- yowlingHowling mournfully and loud
- bayingProlonged, mournful howling
- cryingEmotional tear release
- shriekingEmitting shrill, loud cries
moaning · screaming · keening · bellowing · caterwauling · yelping · screeching · ululating
Influential Chicago blues musician
- bluesMournful American music genre
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- DeltaAlluvial formation at mouth
- harmonicaHandheld reed wind instrument
gravelly · guttural · juke joint · Mississippi · raw · soulful · growling · Muddy Waters
Severe sustained wind
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- gustingBlowing in sudden bursts
- whistlingBlowing air tunefully
roaring · blustery · fierce · raging · wild · bitter · biting · whipping
Extremely amusing
- uproariousExtremely and loudly comedic
- riotousMarked by unrestrained disorder
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- raucousLoud and disorderly
crazy · mad · outrageous · rollicking · boisterous · hysterical · sidesplitting · screaming
wailing
Prolonged mournful crying
shrieking · moaning · screaming · keening · bellowing · caterwauling · yelping · screeching · ululating · roaring
Howlin Wolf
Influential Chicago blues musician
harmonica · gravelly · guttural · juke joint · Mississippi · raw · soulful · growling · Muddy Waters · slide guitar
gale
Severe sustained wind
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- gustingBlowing in sudden bursts
whistling · roaring · blustery · fierce · raging · wild · bitter · biting · whipping · squall
hilarious
Extremely amusing
- uproariousExtremely and loudly comedic
- riotousMarked by unrestrained disorder
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
raucous · crazy · mad · outrageous · rollicking · boisterous · hysterical · sidesplitting · screaming · rowdy
- howling windLoud, fierce moving air
- howling dogCanine producing prolonged cries
- wind howlingAir moving loudly