Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The crying of cats; a howling or screeching.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats.

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  • verb Present participle of caterwaul.

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  • "Men and Women desirous of Copulation, a Term borrowed from Cats."

    June 30, 2008

  • Still a caterwauling groove will start off vacation

    Eighties plastic Soul don't give palpitation

    Richie, he no like, he call out the firing squad.

    (Mr. Richard, by Belle and Sebastian)

    November 8, 2010