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oohing

verb

present participle of ooh

as in shouting

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According to Pollak, the couple repeatedly heard Torn shouting at someone through the hotel's thin walls.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Putting them under one clear execution item can preserve the work while reducing the number of separate things shouting at me.

— Morissa Schwartz, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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The living room and bedrooms faced 96th, a crosstown corridor over which ambulances and police cars sped day and night, their sirens howling.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
The masked figure then loops back, and a howling Wood appears in the frame.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of howling

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Perhaps even more notable was his volume at prospect camp practice on Friday, hooting and hollering and firing up his teammates.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The stallion gallops onto the field every time the team scores a touchdown, adding to the reverberating noise of fans hooting and hollering in the stands.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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