caterwaul

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
2. (intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.

Noun

1. A yowling.
2. A noisy quarrel.

Synonyms

yowl

screech

scream

😱

yell

squawk

screaming

bawl

shriek

ululate

wail

whistle

cry

😢

cacophony

howl

screak

Translations

miagolare

miauler

maullar

miauen

chillar

haykırmak

maullido

miaulement

brailler

σκούζω

faire du chahut

aullar

miagolio

laut miauen

gröhlen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: caterwrawen

Cognate with Low German: katerwaulen

Cognate with Middle Dutch: cater

Cognate with Dutch: kater

In summary

From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater (“cat”) + wrawen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat”), equivalent to cat + waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen (“to cry like a cat”) and Middle Dutch cater (“tomcat”) (Dutch kater).