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1Caterwaul — Cat er*waul, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caterwauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caterwauling}.] [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat.] To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …
2Caterwaul — Cat er*waul, n. A caterwauling. [1913 Webster] …
3caterwaul — late 14c., caterwrawen, perhaps from M.Du. cater tomcat + M.E. waul to yowl, apparently from O.E. *wrag, *wrah angry, of uncertain origin …
4caterwaul — [v] make screeching, crying noise bawl, bicker, howl, quarrel, scream, screech, shriek, squall, wail, yell, yowl; concept 77 …
5caterwaul — ► VERB ▪ make a shrill howling or wailing noise. ► NOUN ▪ a shrill howling or wailing noise …
6caterwaul — [kat′ər wôl΄] vi. [ME caterwrawen, caterwawen < cater (prob. < MDu kater, tomcat) + v. wrawlen, wawlen; prob. echoic] to make a shrill, howling sound like that of a cat at rutting time; screech; wail n. such a sound …
7caterwaul — UK [ˈkætə(r)wɔːl] / US [ˈkætərˌwɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms caterwaul : present tense I/you/we/they caterwaul he/she/it caterwauls present participle caterwauling past tense caterwauled past participle caterwauled if a person or animal… …
8caterwaul — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English caterwawen Date: 14th century 1. to make a harsh cry 2. to protest or complain noisily • caterwaul noun …
9caterwaul — [[t]kæ̱tə(r)wɔːl[/t]] caterwauls, caterwauling, caterwauled VERB If a person or animal caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight. At the water s edge they resumed caterwauling and waving… …
10caterwaul — verb (I) to make a loud high unpleasant noise like the sound a cat makes caterwaul noun (singular) …
