howling wind
Wailing winter gust
A howling wind is wind strong enough to produce a sustained, mournful sound as it moves past obstacles—through trees, around buildings, across open terrain.
The phrase evokes wildness and desolation: We huddled inside while the howling wind battered the cabin.
Often appears in descriptions of storms, haunted settings, or harsh landscapes.
- gustBrief wind surge
- galeSevere sustained wind
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- moanLow vocal complaint
shriek · wail · storm · winter storm · blizzard · tempest · bitter · cold · biting · bone chilling · fierce · relentless · eerie · dead of night · ghost story · branches · rattling · shutters
wind intensity and sound
howling windgentle breeze
Mild movement of air
light breeze · zephyr · balmy breeze · warm breeze · soft wind
howl, wind, howls, howled, howler, howlers, winds, windy, windier