howl|ing

howl|ing
howl|ing «HOW lihng», adjective, adverb.
–adj.
1. that howls.
2. characterized by howling.
3. dreary: »

the waste howling wilderness (Deuteronomy 32:10).

4. Slang, Figurative. very great: »

a howling success.

–adv.
in the highest degree.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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