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caterwauler

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cat⋅er⋅waul

  [kat-er-wawl]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time.
2. to utter a similar sound; howl or screech.
3. to quarrel like cats.
–noun Also, cat⋅er⋅waul⋅ing.
4. the cry of a cat in rutting time.
5. any similar sound.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME cater(wawen) (equiv. to cater tomcat (< MD) + wawen to howl, OE wāwan to blow, said of the wind) + waul, var. of wail

Related forms:
cat⋅er⋅waul⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. wail, shriek, squawk, yowl.
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