caterwauls in English

noun
1
a shrill howling or wailing noise.
Drunk and angry, he berated the thicknecks while pouring his loudest, most annoying caterwauls over the din of his backing band.
verb
1
(of a cat) make a shrill howling or wailing noise.
the caterwauling of a pair of bobcats
synonyms:howlwailbawlcryyellscreamscreechyowlululate
verb

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1. Caterwauling (plural Caterwaulings) A sound that caterwauls

2. Caterwaul definition: If a person or animal Caterwauls , they make a loud , high , unpleasant noise like the Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

3. Caterwaul (third-person singular simple present Caterwauls, present participle Caterwauling, simple past and past participle Caterwauled) ( intransitive ) To cry as cats in heat ; to make a harsh , offensive noise .

4. If a person or animal Caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight.shrieking and Caterwauling in mock distress.