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Oct 31, 2007 · Mar 24, 2021. #17. Hello, Lilium - what an interesting question. In Shakespeare's "King Lear", right at the end of the play, Lear's daughter has been murdered and Lear comes on carrying her dead body, with several other characters in attendance. He says (and this is how it is printed): Howl, howl, howl, howl!
Oct 27, 2018 · Lions roar and hyenas howl, I think. Howling tends be associated with eeriness, winds, frightening nightmarish situations, and whining animals such as dogs. Roaring tends to be associated with force and power, such as the roar of a lion or a jet engine. If I read that a comedian's audience roared with laughter, I would regard that as extremely ...
Jul 8, 2011 · Jul 8, 2011. #1. Hi everyone, I'm trying to translate the following line from Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" and am having trouble with "paint hotels". The context is a discussion of how his generation ruined their lives with drugs, etc: "who ate fire in paint hotels or drank turpentine in Paradise Alley, death, or purgatoried their torsos night ...
Nov 5, 2012 · Senior Member. French. Nov 5, 2012. #1. Hello everybody, I really don't know how to say that... I'm actually looking for the exact word to explains that a wolf is crying with pain... a wolf is hurt violently by another and the wolf cries with pain... a very high pitched cry, you know? Thank you very much! F.
To me it means that the women's grief only served to make their oppresors more vicious, albeit it's a very....creative way to say so. "whet" can mean plain "sharpen."
Feb 2, 2009 · Montréal. AmE (New Orleans) Feb 2, 2009. #12. legnoduro said: I am not sure if I should start a new thread with my question, so here it is. If I want to say "Hope you have a nice day" would "Spero che tu passi una bella giornata" or "Spero che tu trascorra una bella giornata" be correct? Sounds good to me, with a preference for passi.
Oct 25, 2011 · Then click on "howl". You will get "scream" and "wail" plus a long list of verbs of sound. 1.to make a long loud mournful sound Synonyms bay , keen , ululate , wail , yowl
Jan 25, 2013 · bark at the moon To labor or protest in vain; to choose an ineffectual means to achieve a desired end, or to attempt the impossible, thereby making any effort futile by definition; also often bay at the moon. The phrase refers to the common practice of dogs to bay at the moon, as if to frighten or provoke it. Connotations of the foolishness of ...
Jun 15, 2017 · " That howl of glee sent enough of a jolt through Mom to get her going. She gently pulled Wally away from the door and swung it open. She pushed open the screen door and stepped outside. I saw the old woman’s head bob once, as though to acknowledge Mom’s presence." What does "head bob" mean in this sentence?
May 2, 2007 · Canadian English. May 2, 2007. #10. riglos said: Hi, Dimcl! Thanks for your reply, but I don't quite agree that the use / function of "for" in my example is the same as in yours. The fact is that in my example, we are referring to a period of time/ duration with "how long", and that's why "how long... for" or "for how long" doesn't sound as bad ...
