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Howl

/hˈaʊl/
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(noun) The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.

His voice was drowned out by the wraith's sudden howl.
I cannot howl like a jackal. I'm a goat!
CEFR Practice Quiz
We could hear the lonely wolf ____ at the bright full moon deep in the forest.

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