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howler in Dutch

howler in Dutch is blunder, miskleun, giller — howler means that which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.

howler in Dutch

blunder
noun
(slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
miskleun
noun
(slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
giller
noun
(slang) A hilarious joke.

What does "howler" mean?

  1. noun That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
  2. noun Someone paid to wail and cry out at a funeral as a sign of mourning.
  3. noun (informal) A silly and very obvious mistake.
    "I should like to thank Jianmei Piao of the Stanford University Libraries for reading the entire translation and checking it against the Chinese. Jianmei caught some howlers for which I am very grateful."
  4. noun (informal) A joke that is extremely funny.
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howler in a sentence

  • I should like to thank Jianmei Piao of the Stanford University Libraries for reading the entire translation and checking it against the Chinese. Jianmei caught some howlers for which I am very grateful.

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What is "howler" in Dutch?
"howler" in Dutch is blunder, miskleun, giller. howler means: That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
Are there other ways to say "howler" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 3 translations listed for "howler": blunder, miskleun, giller.
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