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caterwaul

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Noun, Verb (intransitive)
 : 
cat=er=waul

CIDE DICTIONARY

caterwaulv. i. [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat.].
     To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.  Coleridge.  [1913 Webster]
caterwauln. 
     A caterwauling.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

caterwaul, v. & n.
--v.intr. make the shrill howl of a cat.
--n. a caterwauling noise.

Etymology
ME f. CAT + -waul etc. imit.

THESAURUS

caterwaul

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

ROGET THESAURUS

caterwaul

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.


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