Meaning

• The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.

  "The howl of the wind"

• A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

Meaning

• To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

• To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.

• To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.

• To utter with outcry.

  "to howl derision"