Howl vs Vexed - What's the difference?
howl | vexed |
The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
* Drayton
* Shakespeare
To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
* Bible, Isaiah xiii. 6
To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
* Sir Walter Scott
To utter with outcry.
annoyed, irritated or distressed
much debated, discussed or disputed
(vex)
As verbs the difference between howl and vexed
is that howl is to utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do while vexed is (vex).As a noun howl
is the protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.As an adjective vexed is
annoyed, irritated or distressed.howl
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- And dogs in corners set them down to howl .
- Methought a legion of foul fiends / Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.
- Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.
- Wild howled the wind.
- to howl derision
vexed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
- the vexed question of whether or not to kiss on a first date