howl at someone or something
- howl at someone or something
howl at someone or something
1. Lit. [for a canine] to bay at someone or something. •
The dog howls at me when I play the trumpet.
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The wolves howled at the moon and created a terrible uproar.
2. and
hoot at someone or something
Fig. to yell out at someone or something. •
The audience howled at the actors and upset them greatly.
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We hooted at the singer until he stopped.
3. Fig. to laugh very hard at someone or something. •
Everyone just howled at Tom's joke.
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I howled at the story Alice told.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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