Literary notes about Howling (AI summary)
The term “howling” in literature often conveys a sense of wild, uncontrollable force—whether it be nature’s wrath, the anguish of a character, or an atmosphere of impending doom. It is employed to evoke eerie landscapes and turbulent weather, as when a storm is described with a howling wind that adds to the scene’s intensity ([1], [2], [3]). At other times, it underscores raw emotional suffering or physical pain, such as characters howling in terror or despair ([4], [5], [6]). Additionally, “howling” can serve as a vivid sonic image that enhances the dramatic tension, whether it describes a pack of wolves prowling in the night ([7], [8], [9]), a raucous mob in rebellion ([10], [11]), or even anthropomorphized expressions in animals and nature that mirror human turmoil ([12], [13]).
- A damp cutting wind was racing about the garden, howling and giving the trees no rest.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - The wind was howling outside, and the rain was beating and splashing against the windows.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - Then came a gust of howling wind, accompanied with a moan from one of the statues above me.
— from Erewhon; Or, Over the Range by Samuel Butler - The dazed Shawano lay there a moment squirming upon the coals, then bounded to his feet and ran into the woods, howling with pain.
— from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney - But Belhomme could contain himself no longer; he began howling as though his soul were being torn from his body.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - He fell with force upon the ground and limped away, howling dreadfully.
— from Aesop's Fables by Aesop - I have not yet seen a servant anywhere, or heard a sound near the castle except the howling of wolves.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker - Close at hand came the howling of many wolves.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker - We could hear the distant howling of wolves.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker - As it was announced that on the evening of the third day some ladies were to speak, a howling mob surrounded the building.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - The hall was filled with a howling, drunken, infuriated crowd, headed by Ezra Downer, a liquor dealer, and Luke McKenna, a pro-slavery Democrat.
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper - "Come out, all of yehs, come out," his mother was howling.
— from Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane - Yet I don’t stop to plug my leak; for who can find it in the deep-loaded hull; or how hope to plug it, even if found, in this life’s howling gale?
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville
