| slovo | definícia |
howling
(encz) | howling,kvílivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
howling
(encz) | howling,pustý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
howling
(encz) | howling,skučivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Howling
(gcide) | Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Howling.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG.
hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan.
hyle to howl.]
1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as
dogs and wolves often do.
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And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
--Drayton.
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Methought a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
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2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
mournfully; to lament; to wail.
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Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
xiii. 6.
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3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
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Wild howled the wind. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Howling monkey. (Zool.) See Howler, 2.
Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
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howling
(wn) | howling
adj 1: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as
intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film
was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous
collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation
about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn:
fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous,
marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous,
wonderful, wondrous]
n 1: a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain";
"howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn:
howl, howling, ululation] |
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a howling blizzard
(encz) | a howling blizzard,sněhová bouře Zdeněk Brož |
howling
(encz) | howling,kvílivý adj: Zdeněk Brožhowling,pustý adj: Zdeněk Brožhowling,skučivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Howling monkey
(gcide) | Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Howling.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG.
hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan.
hyle to howl.]
1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as
dogs and wolves often do.
[1913 Webster]
And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
--Drayton.
[1913 Webster]
Methought a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
mournfully; to lament; to wail.
[1913 Webster]
Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
xiii. 6.
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3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
[1913 Webster]
Wild howled the wind. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
Howling monkey. (Zool.) See Howler, 2.
Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
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Howling wilderness
(gcide) | Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Howling.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG.
hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan.
hyle to howl.]
1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as
dogs and wolves often do.
[1913 Webster]
And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
--Drayton.
[1913 Webster]
Methought a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
mournfully; to lament; to wail.
[1913 Webster]
Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
xiii. 6.
[1913 Webster]
3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
[1913 Webster]
Wild howled the wind. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
Howling monkey. (Zool.) See Howler, 2.
Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
[1913 Webster] |
howling
(wn) | howling
adj 1: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as
intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film
was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous
collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation
about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn:
fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous,
marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous,
wonderful, wondrous]
n 1: a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain";
"howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn:
howl, howling, ululation] |
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