Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] HOWL (PP[manner]) NP1[agent[animate]] HOWL NP2[message] NP1[theme] HOWL (PP[direction])
NOTE: Includes animate and inanimate howlers.
Examples:
The wind was howling in the trees.
OMFG, I'm howling with laughter here!!!
Cat dumping has readers howling for equal justice.
He howled a howl that could only be compared to the wolf man.
And indeed it was wolves who howled an answer.
John howled when Mary pulled off the band-aid.
Mappings:
VerbNet: animal_sounds-38,manner_speaking-37.3,nonverbal_expression-40.2,sound_emission-43.2,weather-57
FrameNet: Motion_noise,Make_noise,Communication_noise
PropBank: howl.01,howl.02,howl.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4