howling

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aʊlɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl +‎ -ing (gerund suffix). ==== Noun ==== howling (plural howlings) The act of producing howls. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl +‎ -ing (present participle ending). ==== Verb ==== howling present participle and gerund of howl ==== Adjective ==== howling (not comparable) That howls. That causes one to howl or feel like howling; deeply distressing. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier a howling success ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations =====