caterwauling

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Playboi Carti Playboi Carti was the only headline-tier act who did not broadcast his show on the Flog Gnaw livestream, leaving reams of Opium record label superfans caterwauling in the comments.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

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

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2020

The caterwauling horns had reached a crescendo and I turned away and cut across the lawn toward home.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald