noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend"
extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
be a howling success something that is a howling success is extremely successful
a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"