Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)That howls.

    howling wind

  2. (not comparable)That causes one to howl or feel like howling; deeply distressing.

  3. (colloquial, not comparable)Used as an intensifier

    extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

Origin

From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle endi

From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle ending).

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Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedhowlingly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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