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Definition of caterwaul verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

caterwaul

verb
 
/ˈkætəwɔːl/
 
/ˈkætərwɔːl/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they caterwaul
 
/ˈkætəwɔːl/
 
/ˈkætərwɔːl/
he / she / it caterwauls
 
/ˈkætəwɔːlz/
 
/ˈkætərwɔːlz/
past simple caterwauled
 
/ˈkætəwɔːld/
 
/ˈkætərwɔːld/
past participle caterwauled
 
/ˈkætəwɔːld/
 
/ˈkætərwɔːld/
-ing form caterwauling
 
/ˈkætəwɔːlɪŋ/
 
/ˈkætərwɔːlɪŋ/
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  1. to make the loud unpleasant noise that is typical of a cat
    • pounding drums and caterwauling guitars
    Word Originlate Middle English: from cat + imitative waul.
See caterwaul in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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