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caterwaul(dictionary)

caterwaul (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: cat + waul 'to cry out' (15-20 centuries) (from the sound)]
to make a loud high unpleasant noise like the sound a cat makes
-- caterwauling n [U]
::the sound of drunken caterwauling coming from next door