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Meanings of plaintive howl in English

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Usage of plaintive howl in English
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When they emerged from the house a long plaintive howl came from the Canadian forest.
The Border Watch: A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand
2
These last words he accompanied with a sobbing and plaintive howl, in which his trembling hearers joined.
The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel
3
We heard a heavy grunt, a plaintive howl, a crashing of bones, and the puma was dead.
The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Son...
4
They listened patiently, and the low, plaintive howl came again and then once more, all from different points of the compass.
The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississipp...
5
Then he raised his voice in a plaintive howl, "Are you there, Colette, while I'm kicking my heels on these tiles?"
The King in Yellow
6
The women and children, who lingered around the entrance, took up the words in an echo, which was succeeded by another shrill and plaintive howl.
The Last of the Mohicans
7
It was a musical, plaintive howling this time, not at all menacing.
Kensuke’s Kingdom
8
Then a chorus of plaintive howls, followed by angry shouts, rang through the forest.
The Last Trail
9
Not wanting to deal with any attack, Artyom pushed him aside and the boy moved back and settled clumsily onto the rails, issuing plaintive howls.
Metro 2033
10
"Okay, I'll leave you two to get acquainted." The kitten chose that moment to give a particularly plaintive howl.
Here comes trouble
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