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Discover LudwigThe word 'howler' is correct and usable in written English.
It has multiple meanings and can be used in various contexts. One common use of 'howler' is to describe a mistake or blunder that is particularly egregious or embarrassing. Example: The politician's speech was riddled with howlers, causing him to lose credibility among the voters. Another use of 'howler' is to describe a loud and prolonged outburst of laughter. Example: The comedian's joke was an absolute howler, and the audience couldn't stop laughing for minutes. 'Howler' can also refer to a loud or powerful wind or to a person or animal that makes a loud, mournful cry. Example: The storm outside was accompanied by howling winds that kept us awake all night. In general, 'howler' is a versatile word that can add emphasis to a mistake, outburst, or sound. It is also commonly used in idiomatic expressions such as 'a howler of a mistake' or 'a howling success.'.
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howler
noun
That which howls, especially an animal which howls, such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
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I think I heard the prime minister come out yet again on the wireless the other day with that pre-Keynesian howler – much in vogue with the German economic establishment – that when the private sector cuts back, it makes sense for the public sector to cut back too.
The referee's report here will certainly make for interesting reading, although it would surely be wrong to draw a racial implication out of Marriner's howler.
Passengers can fish for piranha, and take excursions into the remote Pacaya Samiria reserve, to view pink river dolphins, red howler monkeys and three-toed sloths.
A small eco-lodge (26-beds) on an organic coffee farm in the mountains of Nicaragua that organises guided jungle treks to see howler monkeys, waterfalls and a butterfly farm.
And this was a howler.
NICK GILLESPIE and Matt Welch's admiring take on the Ron Paul candidacy includes the following howler:A staunch opponent of abortion, he nonetheless believes that federal bans violate the more basic principle of delegating powers to the states.If so, it must have pained him to vote in favour of the federal partial-birth abortion ban.
Surely they would not let it get out of hand?In this section Howler?
On occasion, that has meant that a team is out of challenges by the time a real howler has occurred.
The researchers were struck by the fact that howler monkeys, alone among new-world species, share with old-world primates the capacity for full colour, or "trichromatic" vision.Trichromatic vision involves three pigments, called opsins, that are sensitive to different wavelengths of light.
They point to the need for checks and balances to prevent government ministers dipping their fingers in the till or squandering public money to buy overpriced foreign weapons.In this section Howler?
The G7 group of rich countries could be expanded to include a number of developing countries.In this section Howler?
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