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cat⋅er⋅waul
[kat-er-wawl] 
–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
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.
2. wail, shriek, squawk, yowl.
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| cat·er·waul (kāt'ər-wôl') intr.v. cat·er·wauled, cat·er·waul·ing, cat·er·wauls
[Middle English *caterwawlen : *cater, tomcat; akin to Low German kater + wawlen, wrawlen, to yowl (ultimately of imitative origin).] |
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Caterwauling
Cat"er*waul`ing\, n. The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats. --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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