"howling" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
Rhymes: -aʊlɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle ending). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|howlinge}} Middle English howlinge, {{m|enm|howlynge}} howlynge, {{af|en|howl|-ing|pos2=present participle ending}} howl + -ing (present participle ending) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} howling (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-howling-en-adj-k9PLXZ~j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ Forms: howlings [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊlɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English howlynge, howelynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (gerund suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|howlynge}} Middle English howlynge, {{m|enm|howelynge}} howelynge, {{af|en|howl|-ing|pos2=gerund suffix}} howl + -ing (gerund suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} howling (plural howlings)
  1. The act of producing howls. Translations (act of producing howls): ulvonta (Finnish), Geheul [neuter] (German), uggiolio [masculine] (Italian), ハウリング (hauringu) (Japanese), вой (voj) [masculine] (Russian), завыва́ние (zavyvánije) [neuter] (Russian), aullido [masculine] (Spanish), ylande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-howling-en-noun-1eJbzh08
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/
Rhymes: -aʊlɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English howlinge, howlynge, equivalent to howl + -ing (present participle ending). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|howlinge}} Middle English howlinge, {{m|enm|howlynge}} howlynge, {{af|en|howl|-ing|pos2=present participle ending}} howl + -ing (present participle ending) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} howling
  1. present participle and gerund of howl Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: howl
    Sense id: en-howling-en-verb-5DIN43VS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 23 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 11 22 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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