caterwaul
verb /ˈkætəwɔːl/
/ˈkætərwɔːl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they caterwaul | /ˈkætəwɔːl/ /ˈkætərwɔːl/ |
| he / she / it caterwauls | /ˈkætəwɔːlz/ /ˈkætərwɔːlz/ |
| past simple caterwauled | /ˈkætəwɔːld/ /ˈkætərwɔːld/ |
| past participle caterwauled | /ˈkætəwɔːld/ /ˈkætərwɔːld/ |
| -ing form caterwauling | /ˈkætəwɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈkætərwɔːlɪŋ/ |
- to make the loud unpleasant noise that is typical of a cat
- pounding drums and caterwauling guitars
Word Originlate Middle English: from cat + imitative waul.