howling dog
Loud nocturnal pet
A howling dog is one producing a long, mournful cry—the sustained, plaintive sound wolves make and domestic dogs sometimes echo.
Dogs howl in response to sirens, loneliness, or to communicate across distances.
Figuratively, a howling dog suggests something persistently annoying or attention-demanding: That car alarm is like a howling dog at 3 a.m.
- wolfWild pack canine
- lone wolfSelf-reliant individualist
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- full moonCompletely lit satellite phase
baying · whine · yelp · lonely · night · midnight hour · coyote · wail · mournful · sad song · pack · wild · eerie · cry · hunting · wilderness · siren · sleep deprived
- superstitionblack cat, broken mirror, Friday the 13th, walking under ladder, evil eye
- death omensbanshee, death knell, death rattle, Grim Reaper, harbinger