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CATERWAUL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The yowling sound made by a cat in heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("caterwaul" is a kind of...):

cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)

Derivation:

caterwaul (utter shrieks, as of cats)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter shrieks, as of cats

Synonyms:

caterwaul; yowl

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "caterwaul" is one way to...):

pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

caterwaul (the yowling sound made by a cat in heat)

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