Howling Common

a long loud emotional utterance

"he gave a howl of pain"

"howls of laughter"

"their howling had no effect"

The act of producing howls.

"The dog spent the entire night howling at the full moon."

present participle of howl

"The wind picked up outside, sending a howling gust through the open window that rattled the curtains."

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

"a fantastic trip to the Orient"

"the film was fantastic!"

"a howling success"

"a marvelous collection of rare books"

"had a rattling conversation about politics"

"a tremendous achievement"

Used as an intensifier

"The howling wind nearly tore the roof off our house."

A patronymic surname, from given names​.

"My neighbor introduced himself as John Howling, revealing that his last name comes directly from his father's first name."