caterwaul

Example Sentences

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They’d go to theaters and laugh at the clandestine caterwaul.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

His keening caterwaul sounds as if he had flicked the ejector switch but forgotten to undo his seat belt.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2015

Applause and discreet drumroll please for Sen. Ted Cruz, who has a reminder for the nation in an age of cynicism, caterwaul and clutter: Remember the traditional national narrative, please, he says.

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2014

What prevented “Sir Simpleton” from a similar fate was Mr. Moran, hammering at a central riff; his bond with Mr. akLaff held firm, and the saxophonists were free to stutter-step and caterwaul around them.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2014

“I wonder why they make that caterwaul noise, all screechy and harsh.”

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate