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Eerily however, the majority of the animal figures in “Beatrice and Virgil” are dead. Martel refers often to the sound of an ancient tape recording of howler monkeys in the upper reaches of the Amazon, transforming this rather odd sound into a hauntingly beautiful melody. Moreover, the two eponymous heroes of the book, are a taxidermied donkey and howler monkey, their lively dialogues pure fantasy. Martel refers repeatedly to the image of taxidermied animals standing in a bestiary-like taxidermy shop, poised as if to move. Like the tape recording of the howler monkeys...
Hermione would not approve! At the HPC Xmas party, one VIP guest was overhead using some language that would merit howler. When she called a certain twin (which one? doesn’t matter) a name that rhymes with witch, she showed her true colors as a diva. Seems like the vodka went straight to her underaged head. Good thing her driver wisked her promptly back to Brown...Someone was naughty this past weekend when they got a little too frisky on Santa’s lap, causing Mrs. Claus to get her panties in a twist. Mrs. C. proceeded...
Past beneficiaries of the Young Explorers Grant were also present at the event, including Katherine R. Amato, a 2007 graduate Dartmouth College who used the grant to do field work on howler monkeys in Mexico...
...rain-forest canopy, sport fishing or whitewater rafting. Not an über-outdoorsman? Then head down to the beach, order cocktails at the hotel's three pools or take a free shuttle to the crown jewel of the region: Manuel Antonio National Park, where the jungle is brimming with howler, white-faced and squirrel monkeys. Try a guided hike to get the most out of the rain-forest experience and don't forget to check out the park's beach...
...James Howlett: little howler, or wolf boy - names are destiny in superhero stories. As a man, James, alias Logan, a.k.a. Wolverine, has a gigantic torso and bulging veins; he might be a late-'90s home-run hitter after a visit to BALCO. And since he's Hugh Jackman, he's blessed with the winsome stare of a beautiful boy who mistakenly thinks he's done wrong. Anyway, he looks great for someone who's about 160 years...