caterwauling
Example Sentences
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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
Even the Pokémon noises are gently mellowed out in contrast to the coarser, more caterwauling sounds of the games; here the creatures purr, cry, coo and sigh like docile house pets.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024
Meaning, he's accustomed to getting his winks in around random 2 a.m. caterwauling slaps in the face.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023
The young fan’s well-timed caterwauling sounded like it was part of a comedy routine when Porzingis let fly for his fifth three-pointer of the half.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022
For three days Samuel lay in bed, fighting the fever phantoms and putting names to them too, before his great strength broke down the infection and drove it caterwauling away.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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