caterwaul (redirected from caterwauls)

cat·er·waul  (ktr-wôl)

intr.v. cat·er·wauled, cat·er·waul·ing, cat·er·wauls

1. To cry or screech like a cat in heat.

2. To make a shrill, discordant sound.

3. To have a noisy argument.

n.

A shrill, discordant sound.

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[Middle English *caterwawlen : *cater, tomcat; akin to Low German kater + wawlen, wrawlen, to yowl (ultimately of imitative origin).]

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caterwaul

Verb

to make a yowling noise like a cat

Noun

such a noise [imitative]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	caterwaul - the yowling sound made by a cat in heat cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb	1.	caterwaul - utter shrieks, as of cats yowl pipe, shriek, shrill, pipe up - utter a shrill cry