Antonyms for caterwaul
| 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
- 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
Synonyms for caterwaul
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