Meaning of CATERWAUL
| Pronunciation: | | 'katur`wol
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- [n] the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
- [v] utter shrieks, as of cats
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| | Synonyms: | | yowl |
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| | See Also: | | cry, pipe, pipe up, screech, shriek, shrill | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Cat"er*waul\, n.
A caterwauling.
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| | Related Terms: | | bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, bicker, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, cheer, creak, cry, fall out, give tongue, give voice, hail, halloo, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, keen, low, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, neigh, nicker, pipe, pule, rallying cry, roar, row, scrap, screak, scream, screech, shout, shriek, shrill, skirl, skreigh, spat, squabble, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, tiff, troat, ululate, ululation, wail, war cry, war whoop, whicker, whine, whinny, whistle, whoop, wrangle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowl |
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