verb
- past tense of caterwaul; to make loud, harsh, wailing cries or sounds
Usage: often used to describe cats fighting or yowling; can describe any loud, discordant noise or complaint
Examples
- The cats caterwauled outside my window all night long.
- She caterwauled about the unfair decision until someone finally listened.
- The old violin caterwauled in the hands of the beginner musician.
- The alley echoed with the sound of dogs caterwauling at each other.
- He caterwauled his complaints so loudly that the entire office heard him.
- The wind caterwauled through the broken shutters during the storm.