Word of the Day 06/23/22 Caterwaul
Caterwaul (verb, noun)
caterwaul [ kat-er-wawl ]
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.
noun Also cat·er·waul·ing.
4. the cry of a cat in rutting time.
5. any similar sound.
OTHER WORDS FROM CATERWAUL
cat·er·waul·er, noun
WORDS RELATED TO CATERWAUL
bawl, bicker, howl, quarrel, scream, screech, shriek, squall, wail, yell, yowl
See synonyms for: caterwaul / caterwauled / caterwauling on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 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
HOW TO USE CATERWAUL IN A SENTENCE
They’d go to theaters and laugh at the clandestine caterwaul.
HOW THE WILHELM SCREAM BECAME HOLLYWOOD’S ULTIMATE ‘SECRET’ SOUND EFFECT|MICHAEL CAVNA|SEPTEMBER 30, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
And so it happens that the people who caterwaul about America being weak in the world become the very people who make it weaker.
THE GOP JUST SCREWED UKRAINE OUT OF BILLIONS TO HURT OBAMA|MICHAEL TOMASKY|MARCH 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He acts as if he was at the p'int o' death, though folks a-dyin' don't gen'ally caterwaul like that.
THE BRASS BOUND BOX|EVELYN RAYMOND
It was terrific how hard it was for one of a wildcat heritage and habit to keep the caterwaul back and the claws muffled.
WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING|RUPERT HUGHES
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caterwaul [ kat-er-wawl ]
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.
noun Also cat·er·waul·ing.
4. the cry of a cat in rutting time.
5. any similar sound.
OTHER WORDS FROM CATERWAUL
cat·er·waul·er, noun
WORDS RELATED TO CATERWAUL
bawl, bicker, howl, quarrel, scream, screech, shriek, squall, wail, yell, yowl
See synonyms for: caterwaul / caterwauled / caterwauling on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 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
HOW TO USE CATERWAUL IN A SENTENCE
They’d go to theaters and laugh at the clandestine caterwaul.
HOW THE WILHELM SCREAM BECAME HOLLYWOOD’S ULTIMATE ‘SECRET’ SOUND EFFECT|MICHAEL CAVNA|SEPTEMBER 30, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
And so it happens that the people who caterwaul about America being weak in the world become the very people who make it weaker.
THE GOP JUST SCREWED UKRAINE OUT OF BILLIONS TO HURT OBAMA|MICHAEL TOMASKY|MARCH 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He acts as if he was at the p'int o' death, though folks a-dyin' don't gen'ally caterwaul like that.
THE BRASS BOUND BOX|EVELYN RAYMOND
It was terrific how hard it was for one of a wildcat heritage and habit to keep the caterwaul back and the claws muffled.
WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING|RUPERT HUGHES
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.