howler Synonyms & Antonyms
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Howler as a Noun
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
A painfully obvious mistake.
A hilarious joke.
A bitterly cold day.
A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
A heavy fall.
A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
Our hansom came a howler.
A tremendous lie (especially an obvious one); a whopper.
A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
A small child.
Howler in a Sentence
Our hansom came a howler.
Word Forms & Grammar
howler (plural howlers)
Words That Rhyme With Howler
Origin of Howler
From howl + -er. Some senses are derivatives of the intensifier "howling",[1] as in "howling wilderness", (Deuteronomy 32:10)[2]
Quick Facts About Howler
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhaʊlɚ/ |
| Meaning | That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey |
| Plural | howlers |