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caterwaul

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkætəˌwɔːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkætɚˌwɔl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kat′ər wôl′)

cat•er•waul /ˈkætɚˌwɔl/USA pronunciation v. [no object]

Animal Behaviorto utter long wailing cries, such as cats make.

n. [countable] Also, ˈcat•erˌwaul•ing.

Animal Behaviora long, wailing cry.

cat•er•waul•er, n. [countable]

cat•er•waul (kat′ər wôl′),USA pronunciation v.i.

Animal Behaviorto utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time.
to utter a similar sound;
howl or screech.
to quarrel like cats.

n. Also, cat′er•waul′ing.

Animal Behaviorthe cry of a cat in rutting time.
any similar sound.

Middle Dutch) + wawen to howl, Old English wāwan to blow, said of the wind) + waul, variant of wail
Middle English cater(wawen) (equivalent. to cater tomcat (1350–1400

cat′er•waul′er, n.

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caterwaul /ˈkætəˌwɔːl/ vb (intransitive)

to make a yowling noise, as a cat on heat

a shriek or yell made by or sounding like a cat on heat

Etymology: 14th Century: of imitative origin

'caterwaul' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

caterpillar - gibber

In Lists: Sounds a baby makes, more...

Synonyms: screech, scream, bawl, wail, cry, more...

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