1
a
b
: one that howls
2
: a humorous and ridiculous blunder
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The article was full of howlers.
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Why capuchins appear to be abducting baby howlers is still unclear, but the team examined multiple possibilities.
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Further observation of the video and cross-checking among researchers revealed that the small figure was actually a monkey of a different species — a baby howler.
—Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
My colleague Jason Zinoman, a critic at large for The Times, makes the case for more — not fewer — of these howlers.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Betting on no goals always carries massive risk as any random deflection, slip in the defensive third or howler can thwart the bet.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Further observation of the video and cross-checking among researchers revealed that the small figure was actually a monkey of a different species — a baby howler.
—Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
My colleague Jason Zinoman, a critic at large for The Times, makes the case for more — not fewer — of these howlers.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Betting on no goals always carries massive risk as any random deflection, slip in the defensive third or howler can thwart the bet.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Howler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howler. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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howler
noun
howl·er
ˈhau̇-lər 
1
: one that howls
2
: a stupid and ridiculous blunder
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