howler
/ˈhaʊlɚ/noun
Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
2
A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
3
A painfully obvious mistake.
4
A hilarious joke.
5
A bitterly cold day.
6
A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
7
A heavy fall.
8
A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
9
A tremendous lie (especially an obvious one); a whopper.
10
A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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