Caterwauling

//ˈkætəwɔːlɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of caterwaul: a sound that caterwauls. form-of, gerund

    "VVhy, here is nothing in the vvorld in this houſe but catter-vvavvling from morning till night, nothing but catter-vvavvling. Hoity toity! vvho have vve here?"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of caterwaul form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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cacophonyululation

Example

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"Her ceaseless caterwauling alarmed every dog within a 500-foot radius."

Etymology

From caterwaul + -ing.

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