- caterwauls
- cat·er·waul || 'kætÉ™wÉ”Ël n. cat's yowl, cat's cry v. yowl like a cat; protest loudly, complain noisily; quarrel
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
caterwauls
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caterwaul — [[t]kæ̱tə(r)wɔːl[/t]] caterwauls, caterwauling, caterwauled VERB If a person or animal caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight. At the water s edge they resumed caterwauling and waving… … English dictionary
caterwaul — UK [ˈkætə(r)wɔːl] / US [ˈkætərˌwɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms caterwaul : present tense I/you/we/they caterwaul he/she/it caterwauls present participle caterwauling past tense caterwauled past participle caterwauled if a person or animal… … English dictionary
cat, domestic — ▪ mammal Introduction also called house cat, (species Felis catus), domesticated member of the family Felidae, order Carnivora. Like all felids, domestic cats, the smallest members of the family, are characterized by supple, low slung bodies,… … Universalium
caterwaul — cat|er|waul [ kætər,wɔl ] verb intransitive if a person or animal caterwauls, they make an unpleasant loud high noise … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
