Verb

heulen

to howl, to wail, to bawl, to roar

Das Baby heult, weil es Hunger hat.

The baby is bawling because it's hungry.

Die Wölfe heulen den Mond an.

The wolves are howling at the moon.

Der Motor des Rennwagens heulte auf.

The race car's engine roared.

heulen (intransitive) to howl, to bawl The baby is heuling.

über+4 heulen to cry about sth. She was heuling about her lost toy.

vor+3 heulen to cry with/from sth. He was heuling with joy.

Synonyms: weinen (to cry), schreien (to scream), jammern (to lament)

From Old High German 'hūwilōn', related to 'Eule' (owl), an onomatopoeic word.

It sounds like 'howl-en'. Think of a wolf howling or a baby bawling loudly.

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