Definitions for caterwaul

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caterwaul cat·er·waul

Spelling: [kat-er-wawl]

IPA: /ˈkæt ərˌwɔl/

Caterwaul is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 363 anagrams from letters in caterwaul (aacelrtuw).

Definitions for caterwaul

noun

1. the cry of a cat in rutting time.
2. any similar sound.

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.

Origin of caterwaul

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

Examples for caterwaul

We caterwaul and scratch and steal, just as human beings in our situation would take to drink.

At once she began to meouw and caterwaul with all her might.

It reached the edge of the pool, spread out all its legs with a caterwaul of despair, and went headlong into the water.

And so it happens that the people who caterwaul about America being weak in the world become the very people who make it weaker.

It was terrific how hard it was for one of a wildcat heritage and habit to keep the caterwaul back and the claws muffled.

caterwaul, kat′ėr-wawl, n. the shriek or cry emitted by the cat when in heat.

Consequently, what does your baby do but betake itself to a practical study of the caterwaul!