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Grammar : Verb
Spell : kat-er-wawl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæt ərˌwɔl



Definition of caterwaul

Origin :
  • late 14c., caterwrawen, perhaps from Low German katerwaulen "cry like a cat," or formed in English from cater, from Middle Dutch cater "tomcat" + Middle English waul "to yowl," apparently from Old English *wrag, *wrah "angry," of uncertain origin but all somehow imitative. Related: Caterwauled; caterwauling.
  • verb make screeching, crying noise
Example sentences :
  • At once she began to meouw and caterwaul with all her might.
  • Extract from : « Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks » by William Elliot Griffis
  • It reached the edge of the pool, spread out all its legs with a caterwaul of despair, and went headlong into the water.
  • Extract from : « Charlie to the Rescue » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • We caterwaul and scratch and steal, just as human beings in our situation would take to drink.
  • Extract from : « Daisy » by Miranda Eliot Swan
  • Caterwaul, kat′ėr-wawl, n. the shriek or cry emitted by the cat when in heat.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • Consequently, what does your baby do but betake itself to a practical study of the caterwaul!
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 » by Various
  • It was terrific how hard it was for one of a wildcat heritage and habit to keep the caterwaul back and the claws muffled.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes

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