howler
pronunciation
How to pronounce howler in British English:
UK [ˈhaʊlə(r)]
How to pronounce howler in American English:
US [ˈhaʊlɚ]
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- Noun:
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
- a glaring blunder
Word Origin
- howler
- 1832, "animal that howls," agent noun from howl (v.). Meaning "glaring blunder, ridiculous mistake" is first recorded 1890.
Example
- 1. The howler monkeys sounded an alarm call just after the earthquake .
- 2. Rescue howler whistle by adventure medical kits .
- 3. So far this year , no candidate has committed a fatal howler , but there have been several slips .
- 4. People throughout the hall were swiveling around to see who had received the howler , and ron sank solow in his chair that only his crimson forehead could be seen .
- 5. He owns a cacao plantation in this swath of untamed cloud forest in northern venezuela , where ocelots dart under towering saman trees and howler monkeys shriek at visitors .