caterwauling

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Amid all the caterwauling, there was some good news for Obama.

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  1. The crying of cats; a howling or screeching. What a caterwauling do you keep here! Shak., T. N., ii. 3.

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  • Suddenly wierd noises came from the earphones: caterwauling, tweeting and crowing; high-pitched sounds that repeated over and over again like some crazy hiccup or some wild horrible laughter, or tortured electronic circuits. —  Stanislaw Lem - The Invincible
  • Its typical jangling and zigzag patterns were somehow immersed in Nought caterwauling, making it hard to find.
  • Even Vev stopped his caterwauling, and Raven muffled his groans. —  Hobb, Robin - The Soldier Son 01 - Shaman's Crossing (v2.0)
  • Amid all the caterwauling, there was some good news for Obama. —  U.S. News
  • That would be if "lovely" was a word to describe ear-splitting caterwauling. —  mjsbigblog
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  1. Verbal noun of caterwaul, v.
 

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