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CATERWAULING
Verb
caterwauling
present participle of caterwaul
Noun
caterwauling (plural caterwaulings)
A sound that caterwauls.
Source: Wiktionary
Cat"er*waul`ing, n.
Definition: The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats. Shak.
CATERWAUL
Cat"er*waul, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caterwauled; p. pr. & vb. n. Caterwauling.] Etym: [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat.]
Definition: To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. Coleridge.
Cat"er*waul, n.
Definition: A caterwauling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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