- caterwaul
- caterwaul late 14c., caterwrawen, perhaps from M.Du. cater "tomcat" + M.E. waul "to yowl," apparently from O.E. *wrag, *wrah "angry," of uncertain origin.
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Caterwaul — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caterwaul — Cat er*waul, n. A caterwauling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caterwaul — [v] make screeching, crying noise bawl, bicker, howl, quarrel, scream, screech, shriek, squall, wail, yell, yowl; concept 77 … New thesaurus
caterwaul — ► VERB ▪ make a shrill howling or wailing noise. ► NOUN ▪ a shrill howling or wailing noise … English terms dictionary
caterwaul — [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 … English World dictionary
caterwaul — 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… … English dictionary
caterwaul — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English caterwawen Date: 14th century 1. to make a harsh cry 2. to protest or complain noisily • caterwaul noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
caterwaul — [[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… … English dictionary
caterwaul — verb (I) to make a loud high unpleasant noise like the sound a cat makes caterwaul noun (singular) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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