caterwaul

[ kat-er-wawl ]

/ ˈkæt ərˌwɔl /

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verb (used without object)

to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time.

to utter a similar sound; howl or screech.

to quarrel like cats.

noun Also cat·er·waul·ing.

the cry of a cat in rutting time.

any similar sound.

Origin of caterwaul

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

SYNONYMS FOR caterwaul

2 wail, shriek, squawk, yowl.

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OTHER WORDS FROM caterwaul

cat·er·waul·er, noun

Words nearby caterwaul

Caterina, catering, caterpillar, caterpillar flap, caterpillar hunter, caterwaul, cates, Catesby, cat eye, cat-eyed, catfall

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Example sentences from the Web for caterwaul

And so it happens that the people who caterwaul about America being weak in the world become the very people who make it weaker.
The GOP Just Screwed Ukraine Out of Billions to Hurt Obama|Michael Tomasky|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Caterwaul, kat′ėr-wawl, n. the shriek or cry emitted by the cat when in heat.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
It reached the edge of the pool, spread out all its legs with a caterwaul of despair, and went headlong into the water.
Charlie to the Rescue|R.M. Ballantyne
At once she began to meouw and caterwaul with all her might.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks|William Elliot Griffis

We caterwaul and scratch and steal, just as human beings in our situation would take to drink.
Daisy|Miranda Eliot Swan
Consequently, what does your baby do but betake itself to a practical study of the caterwaul!
Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for caterwaul

caterwaul

/ (ˈkætəˌwɔːl) /

verb (intr)

to make a yowling noise, as a cat on heat

noun

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

Derived forms of caterwaul

caterwauler, noun

Word Origin for caterwaul

C14: of imitative origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	caterwaul
释义	caterwaul [ kat-er-wawl ] / ˈkæt ərˌwɔl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caterwaul ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time. to utter a similar sound; howl or screech. to quarrel like cats. noun Also cat·er·waul·ing. the cry of a cat in rutting time. any similar sound. Origin of caterwaul 1350–1400; Middle English cater(wawen) (equivalent to cater tomcat (<Middle Dutch ) + wawen to howl, Old English wāwan to blow, said of the wind) + waul, variant of wail SYNONYMS FOR caterwaul 2 wail, shriek, squawk, yowl. SEE SYNONYMS FOR caterwaul ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM caterwaul cat·er·waul·er, noun Words nearby caterwaul Caterina, catering, caterpillar, caterpillar flap, caterpillar hunter, caterwaul, cates, Catesby, cat eye, cat-eyed, catfall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caterwaul And so it happens that the people who caterwaul about America being weak in the world become the very people who make it weaker. The GOP Just Screwed Ukraine Out of Billions to Hurt Obama\|Michael Tomasky\|March 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Caterwaul, kat′ėr-wawl, n. the shriek or cry emitted by the cat when in heat. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various It reached the edge of the pool, spread out all its legs with a caterwaul of despair, and went headlong into the water. Charlie to the Rescue\|R.M. Ballantyne At once she began to meouw and caterwaul with all her might. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks\|William Elliot Griffis We caterwaul and scratch and steal, just as human beings in our situation would take to drink. Daisy\|Miranda Eliot Swan Consequently, what does your baby do but betake itself to a practical study of the caterwaul! Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885\|Various British Dictionary definitions for caterwaul caterwaul / (ˈkætəˌwɔːl) / verb (intr) to make a yowling noise, as a cat on heat noun a shriek or yell made by or sounding like a cat on heat Derived forms of caterwaul caterwauler, noun Word Origin for caterwaul C14: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to caterwaul bicker, wail, screech, bawl, squall, yowl, yell, shriek, scream, howl, quarrel
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caterwaul

verb (used without object)

noun Also cat·er·waul·ing.

Origin of caterwaul

SYNONYMS FOR caterwaul

OTHER WORDS FROM caterwaul

Words nearby caterwaul

Example sentences from the Web for caterwaul

British Dictionary definitions for caterwaul

verb (intr)

noun

Derived forms of caterwaul

Word Origin for caterwaul

Words related to caterwaul