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English
Etymology
From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater (“cat”) + wrawen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat”), equivalent to cat + waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen (“to cry like a cat”) and Middle Dutch cater (“tomcat”) (Dutch kater).
Pronunciation
Verb
caterwaul (third-person singular simple present caterwauls, present participle caterwauling, simple past and past participle caterwauled)
- (intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
- (intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:argument
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Noun
caterwaul (plural caterwauls)
- A yowling.
- A noisy quarrel.
Translations
noisy quarrel, particularly of cats
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