caterwaul : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: caterwaul	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for caterwaul
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caterwaul n the yowling sound made by a cat in heat v utter shrieks, as of cats Synonym(s): yowl, caterwaul
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caterwaul \Cat"er*waul\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caterwauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caterwauling}.] [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat.] To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caterwaul \Cat"er*waul\, n. A caterwauling.