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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.
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Caterwauling
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English cater(wawen) (equivalent to cater tomcat (< Middle Dutch ) + wawen to howl, Old English wāwan to blow, said of the wind) + waul, variant of wail
1350–1400; Middle English cater(wawen) (equivalent to cater tomcat (< Middle Dutch ) + wawen to howl, Old English wāwan to blow, said of the wind) + waul, variant of wail
Related forms
cat·er·waul·er, noun
Synonyms
2. wail, shriek, squawk, yowl.
2. wail, shriek, squawk, yowl.
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Word Origin & History
caterwaul
late 14c., caterwrawet, perhaps from M.Du. cater "tomcat" + waul "to yowl," apparently from O.E. *wrag, *wrah "angry," of uncertain origin.
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