Howlとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• enPR: houl, IPA: /haʊl/
• 韻: -aʊl

名詞

howl (plural howls)

1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 117:

     [T]he fox was out on love-adventures, abused his rivals, and uttered scoffing screams and howls.

   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 159:

     All at once the cat thrust her paw inside the ring again, but the tailor was quick as lightning and chopped the paw off. The cats set up a terrible howl, and away they rushed through the door as fast as they could.

   • 1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 13, column 2:

     Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.]

2. Any similar sound.

   The howl of the wind

3. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

派生語

動詞

howl (third-person singular simple present howls, present participle howling, simple past and past participle howled)

1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
   • c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:

     Methought a legion of foul fiends / Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.

   • 1627, Michaell [i.e., Michael] Drayton, “[Elegies upon Sundry Occasions.]”, in The Battaile of Agincourt. […], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for William Lee, […], →OCLC, page 223:

     VVhen ominus ſignes to ſhew themſelues began, / That novv at hand this monſtrous birth fore-ran: / About at noone flew the affrighted Ovvle, / And dogs in corners ſet them dovvne to hovvle: […]

2. To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 13:6:

     Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.

3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.

   They howled with laughter at the prank.

   • 1809, Walter Scott, “[Fragments, […].] The Poacher”, in The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq. […], volume XI, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Company] for Arch[ibald] Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and John Murray, published 1820, →OCLC, page 180:

     Wild howl'd the wind the forest glades along, / And oft the owl renew'd her dismal song; […]

4. To utter with outcry.

   to howl derision

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