CATERWAUL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caterwaul mean? 

• CATERWAUL (noun)
  The noun CATERWAUL has 1 sense:

1. the yowling sound made by a cat in heat

  Familiarity information: CATERWAUL used as a noun is very rare.

• CATERWAUL (verb)
  The verb CATERWAUL has 1 sense:

1. utter shrieks, as of cats

  Familiarity information: CATERWAUL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATERWAUL (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)

• CATERWAUL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter shrieks, as of cats

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

caterwaul; yowl

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)