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Definition of caterwaul verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

caterwaul

verb

NAmE//ˈkæt̮ərˌwɔl//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they caterwaul

he / she / it caterwauls

past simple caterwauled

-ing form caterwauling

to make the loud unpleasant noise that is typical of a cat pounding drums and caterwauling guitars

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