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English

Etymology

From (one of numerous earlier variants); from {{term|cater||cat|lang=enm}} + /{{term|wrawlen||cry like a cat|lang=enm}}.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/
IPA: /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɑːl/
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-caterwaul.ogg

Verb

To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
To have a noisy argument, like cats.

Translations

: miauler, faire du chahut, faire un vrai sabbat

: maullar, pelearse

References

it:caterwaul te:caterwaul vi:caterwaul zh:caterwaul

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Caterwaul \Cat"er*waul\, n.
A caterwauling.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet caterwaul
n : the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
v : utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: yowl]

Moby Dictionary
bark , battle cry , bawl , bay , bell , bellow , bicker , blare , blat ,
blate , bleat , bray , call , cheer , creak , cry , fall out , give tongue ,
give voice , hail , halloo , holler , hollo , hoot , howl , hurrah , keen ,
low , meow , mew , mewl , miaow , moo , neigh , nicker , pipe , pule ,
rallying cry , roar , row , scrap , screak , scream , screech , shout ,
shriek , shrill , skirl , skreigh , spat , squabble , squall , squawk ,
squeak , squeal , tiff , troat , ululate , ululation , wail , war cry ,
war whoop , whicker , whine , whinny , whistle , whoop , wrangle , wrawl ,
yammer , yap , yawl , yawp , yell , yelp , yip , yo-ho , yowl