howlings
Wolves at night
Howlings is the plural of howling—long, loud, mournful cries.
Wolves and dogs produce howlings, as do humans in grief or protest.
The word often appears in literary or dramatic contexts: The howlings of the wind kept us awake all night.
Figuratively, howlings can describe any sustained outcry: The howlings of critics did nothing to stop the film's success.
Prolonged mournful crying
- keeningVocal mourning for dead
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
torment · despair · misery · agony · weeping · sobbing · mourning · cries
Group or compress
- alphaFirst Greek letter
- lupineOf or like wolves
- denPrivate room or lair
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
pups · predator · canine · moonlight · forest · hunt · carnivore · snarl
Severe sustained wind
- gustBrief wind surge
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
storm · blizzard · nor'easter · mistral · sirocco · banshee · wailing · whistling
wailing
Prolonged mournful crying
- keeningVocal mourning for dead
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
sorrow · torment · despair · misery · agony · weeping · sobbing · mourning · cries · screams
pack
Group or compress
territory · pups · predator · canine · moonlight · forest · hunt · carnivore · snarl · growl
gale
Severe sustained wind
squall · storm · blizzard · nor'easter · mistral · sirocco · banshee · wailing · whistling · roaring
ghostly
Resembling a specter
chilling · supernatural · phantom · banshee · moor · graveyard · night · fog · desolate · spine-chilling
roar
Loud, deep animal cry
yowl · caterwaul · snarl · yelp · screech · visceral · raw · guttural · feral · wild
howlingswhispers
Speaks very quietly
murmurs · silence · murmurings · hushes · mutterings
- howling windLoud, fierce moving air
- howling dogCanine producing prolonged cries
- wind howlingAir moving loudly