Pacifier vs Howl - What's the difference?
pacifier | howl |
Someone or something that pacifies.
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.
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.
As nouns the difference between pacifier and howl
is that pacifier is someone or something that pacifies while howl is the protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.As a verb howl is
to utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.pacifier
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(en noun)Synonyms
(baby device) * binky, piece, bo-bo, nookie (United States) * dummy, comforter * soother (qualifier)External links
* http://www.languagehat.com/archives/002594.php * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacifier English agent nouns ----howl
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(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