Thesaurus / caterwaul

caterwaul

How to use caterwaul in a sentence

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

He acts as if he was at the p'int o' death, though folks a-dyin' don't gen'ally caterwaul like that.

It was terrific how hard it was for one of a wildcat heritage and habit to keep the caterwaul back and the claws muffled.

From the cat there rose suddenly a hideous caterwaul, that ceased abruptly; and then—too late—I snapped off the flashlight.

At once she began to meouw and caterwaul with all her might.

It reached the edge of the pool, spread out all its legs with a caterwaul of despair, and went headlong into the water.

When the attack presents the combined effects of these two common habits, a quite realistic caterwaul is the result.

We caterwaul and scratch and steal, just as human beings in our situation would take to drink.

DAISYMIRANDA ELIOT SWAN

Consequently, what does your baby do but betake itself to a practical study of the caterwaul!

Caterwaul, kat′ėr-wawl, n. the shriek or cry emitted by the cat when in heat.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985