遠吠え
解説 Definition
howling は howl（遠吠えする、うなる）の現在分詞・動名詞で、名詞として「遠吠え」という意味です。犬やオオカミなどの長く響く鳴き声を表すときに使われます。
The act or sound of producing a long, loud, mournful cry, especially by a wolf or dog. As a noun, it can refer collectively to such cries heard from a distance.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
howling は原形 howl に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音も howl の /haʊl/ に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。名詞では犬やオオカミの長く響く「遠吠え」。hear howling、howling from the hills、the howling kept us awake のように、夜の森から連続して聞こえる場面で覚えましょう。
Howling is formed by adding -ing directly to howl; no letter is dropped or doubled. Its pronunciation keeps the /haʊl/ sound of howl and adds /ɪŋ/. For the noun sense, imagine a long cry carrying from wolves in distant hills after sunset. Unlike a short bark, a howl is prolonged and resonant, so howling suggests one or more continuing cries. Learn it through natural combinations such as hear howling, howling from the hills, sudden howling, and the howling kept us awake. It can also describe wind, but the examples here concern animals.
例文
The howling kept us awake at night.
その遠吠えのせいで私たちは夜眠れませんでした。
We heard howling from the hills after sunset.
日没後、丘のほうから遠吠えが聞こえました。
The sudden howling made the children look toward the dark forest.
突然の遠吠えに、子どもたちは暗い森のほうを見ました。
howling の類義語・関連語
howling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語hūlian（吠える・うなる）に由来し、中高ドイツ語hiulenと同根。-ingは動名詞接尾辞。狼や犬の長く響く鳴き声を表す擬音的語根から発展した。関連語にhowl（遠吠えする）、yowl（わめく）。風の音にも比喩的に使われる。
Howling is the -ing form of howl, used as a participle, gerund, or noun. Howl comes from Middle English houlen and is related to Old English hūlian, meaning “to howl or roar.” Related forms occur in other Germanic languages, including Middle High German hiulen. The word has an imitative quality, reflecting a long, resonant cry. Its use later extended figuratively to sounds such as loudly rushing wind.
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