howler
noun
howl·er
| \ ˈhau̇-lər
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Definition of howler
1a
: howler monkey
b
: one that howls
2
: a humorous and ridiculous blunder
Examples of howler in a Sentence
The article was full of howlers.
Recent Examples on the Web
Naturally, the Manchester City man was the headline act this morning, proliferating the papers with all kinds of 'howler' variants. — SI.com, "Keep Calm & Carry On: Why England Are on the Right Path Despite Nations League Loss," 7 June 2019 England failed to reach Sunday's Nations League final after a series of defensive howlers cost them against the Netherlands in Guimarães on Thursday evening. — SI.com, "Netherlands 3-1 England: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Oranje Reach Nations League Final," 6 June 2019 The Wisconsin howler is a reminder to think twice before handing one-sixth of the economy over to this crowd. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Wisconsin ObamaCare Howlers," 29 Aug. 2018 Two high profile errors from Karius cost the Reds in their 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in May, and another howler in a recent friendly against Tranmere has done little to help his case. — SI.com, "Liverpool Attempt to Beat Rivals to Brazilian International's Signing With €65m Offer," 12 July 2018 Raphael Varane's fantastic header and a goalkeeping howler by Fernando Muslera to gift Antoine Griezmann a goal saw France ease to victory in a far more comfortable outing than the thrilling 4-3 last-16 win over Argentina. — Afp, chicagotribune.com, "Deschamps: France have 'plenty of room for improvement'," 6 July 2018 No other way to say it: that’s an all-time howler, a blunder that may have cost Liverpool the Champions League title. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "Real Madrid Beats Liverpool in Champions League Final on a Wonder and Two Blunders," 27 May 2018 Bale's jaw-dropping overhead kick in the 64th minute put Real 2-1 up moments after his introduction, following a dramatic start to the second half in which Karim Benzema gave Real the lead as a result of a Loris Karius howler. — Afp, chicagotribune.com, "Real Madrid defeat Liverpool to win third straight Champions League," 26 May 2018 Real Madrid ran out 3-1 winners over Liverpool in Kiev, largely thanks to two goalkeeping howlers from the German, which gifted Madrid two of its three goals. — SI.com, "Hospital: Liverpool GK Karius Suffered Concussion During UCL Final," 4 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'howler.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for howler
howler
noun
English Language Learners Definition of howler
informal
: a stupid but funny mistake or error
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