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Caterwaul
01
the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
caterwauls
to caterwaul
01
to make a loud, shrill, and often unpleasant noise, akin to howling or screeching, like that of cats
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
caterwaul
3rd person singular
caterwauls
Present participle
caterwauling
Past simple
caterwauled
Past participle
caterwauled
Examples
Every night, the stray cats caterwaul outside my window, disrupting my sleep.
