What does hurler in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word hurler in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hurler in French.

The word hurler in French means howl, yowl, wail, yell, shout, scream, howl at the moon, bay, howl, join the braying crowd, be part of the braying crowd, run with the pack, follow the pack, howl with laughter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hurler

howl, yowl

verbe intransitif (pousser de longs cris) (animal)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les coyotes hurlent la nuit dans le désert.
Coyotes howl at night in the desert.

wail

verbe intransitif (figuré (émettre un son fort)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les sirènes hurlaient à l'approche du couvre-feu.
The alarms were wailing as curfew drew close.

yell, shout, scream

verbe transitif (crier) (person)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les gens hurlaient leurs revendications dans la rue.
People were yelling their demands in the street.

howl at the moon

locution verbale (hurler la nuit)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

bay, howl

locution verbale (animaux : crier longuement)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les chiens ont hurlé à la mort toute la nuit.

join the braying crowd, be part of the braying crowd

locution verbale (figuré, péjoratif (critiquer avec les autres sans réfléchir) (figurative, disapproving)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il est facile d'hurler avec les loups, il est plus mal aisé d'être force de proposition.

run with the pack, follow the pack

locution verbale (adopter les us de la majorité) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Jules n'est pas un indépendant, il est plutôt du genre à hurler avec les loups.

howl with laughter

locution verbale (rire beaucoup)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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