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caterwaul

  (kăt'ər-wôl') pronunciation
intr.v., -wauled, -waul·ing, -wauls.
  1. To cry or screech like a cat in heat.
  2. To make a shrill, discordant sound.
  3. To have a noisy argument.
n.

A shrill, discordant sound.

[Middle English *caterwawlen : *cater, tomcat; akin to Low German kater + wawlen, wrawlen, to yowl (ultimately of imitative origin).]


 
 
Thesaurus: caterwaul

verb

    To quarrel noisily: brawl, broil, row, wrangle. See attack/defend.

 
WordNet: caterwaul
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the yowling sound made by a cat in heat


The verb caterwaul has one meaning:

Meaning #1: utter shrieks, as of cats
  Synonym: yowl


 
Translations: Translations for: Caterwaul

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - jamre, lave kattejammer
n. - kattejammer, kattehyl

Nederlands (Dutch)
kattengejank, janken

Français (French)
v. intr. - miauler
n. - miaulement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Katzengeschrei, Gejaule
v. - (Katze) schreien, jaulen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σκούξιμο γάτας
v. - σκούζω (σαν γάτα)

Italiano (Italian)
miagolio, lagna, miagolare, lamentarsi, azzuffarsi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - miado (m) de gato à noite
v. - miar como no cio, promover algazarra

Русский (Russian)
кошачьи вопли, орать по-кошачьи

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - chillar, aullar, emitir chillidos o aullidos
n. - chillido, aullido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kattskrik, oväsen
v. - jama, föra oväsen

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
叫春, 吵架, 发尖叫声, 猫叫春声, 刺耳的尖叫声

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 叫春, 吵架, 發尖叫聲
n. - 貓叫春聲, 刺耳的尖叫聲

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (고양이가) 암내를 풍기며 울다, 서로 야옹 거리다
n. - 암내 난 고양이 울음소리, 서로 으르렁 대는 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ギャーギャー鳴く, いがみ合う
n. - ギャーギャー鳴く声, いがみ合い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مواء القطط (فعل) ماء القط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮יילל כתתול, התנהג כמיוחם‬
n. - ‮יללת-חתול‬


 
 

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