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Not that I’m caterwauling about lost Lloyd Webber rhymes, but the musical numbers start to pile up.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Meaning, he's accustomed to getting his winks in around random 2 a.m. caterwauling slaps in the face.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2023

Lunch’s first band was called Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, and one of their songs began with Lunch caterwauling, “The leaves are always dead.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021

She is a caterwauling singer, a graceless dancer, a cheerful butcher of good sense and the English language.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2020

“I want it now!” wailed the young voice, putting up such a caterwauling, it was enough to make paint peel from the walls.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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