howling

Etymology 1

From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (gerund suffix).

noun

  1. The act of producing howls.
    The howling of wolves is haunting at night.

Etymology 2

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

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of howl
    "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy." February 19 2009, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo

adj

  1. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier
    a howling success

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