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嗥叫

Word · VerbTraditional嚎叫

howl; wail; cry out loudly

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to howl; to wail (usually of wolves, jackals, etc.)

Primarily describes the loud, prolonged crying of wild animals like wolves and jackals. Can also be used metaphorically for humans crying loudly in pain or grief.

Shēn深
yè夜
lǐ里
 ,
láng狼
qún群
zài在
shān山
gǔ谷
zhōng中
háo嚎
jiào叫
 。

In the deep of night, the wolf pack was howling in the valley.

Tā他
téng疼
de得
dà大
shēng声
háo嚎
jiào叫
qǐ起
lái来
 。

He started wailing loudly from the pain.

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Kuáng狂
fēng风
zài在
chuāng窗
wài外
háo嚎
jiào叫
le了
yī一
zhěng整
yè夜
 。

The fierce wind howled outside the window all night long.