(haul) verb 1. to make a long, loud cry. The wolves howled; He howled with pain; We howled with laughter.aullar; dar alaridos 2. (of wind) to make a similar sound. The wind howled through the trees. rugir, bramar; aullar noun such a cry. a howl of pain; howls of laughter...
, is what gave the the bird its name. It's called a “duck”because it “ducks” or dives below the water's surface. ... The Old English verb was the source of the bird's name in Anglo-Saxon times: duce. The spelling “duck” developed later, for both the noun and the verb....