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caterwaul

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/
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/ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/ · /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɔl/ (US) · /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɑl/

Definition of caterwaul

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
  2. (intransitive)To have a noisy argument, like cats.

noun

  1. A yowling.
  2. A noisy quarrel.

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Etymology

From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater (“cat”) + wrawen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat”), equivalent to cat + waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen (“to cry like a cat”) and Middle Dutch cater (“tomcat”) (Dutch kater).

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