howler

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Synonyms: holler, howled, bowler, fowler, howlet, hower, owler, jowler, howker, howeer, hohler

Antonyms: holler, howled, bowler, fowler, howlet, hower, owler, jowler, howker, howeer, hohler

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Noun

1. That which [[howl]]s, especially an animal such as a [[wolf]] or a [[howler monkey]].
2. {{lb|en|historical}} A person hired to howl in [[mourning]] at a [[funeral]].
3. {{lb|en|slang}} A painfully obvious [[mistake]].
4. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[hilarious]] [[joke]].
5. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[bitter]]ly cold day.
6. {{lb|en|psychology}} A person who expresses [[aggression]] openly in the form of [[threat]]s.
7. {{lb|en|sometimes|figurative}} A [[heavy]] [[fall]]. <!--in what sense? falling over? not a heavy fall of rain/snow?-->
8. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[serious]] [[accident]] (especially to ''come a howler'' or ''go a howler''; compare ''come a {{m|en|cropper}}'').
9. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[tremendous]] [[lie]] (especially an obvious one); a [[whopper]].
10. {{lb|en|slang|dated}} A [[fashionably]] but [[extravagantly]] overdressed man, a "howling [[swell]]".
11. {{lb|en|historical}} A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
12. {{lb|en|slang}} A small [[child]].

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