caterwaul

Meanings

Verb

To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
To have a noisy argument, like cats.

Noun

A yowling.
A noisy quarrel.

Origin

From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater + wrawen, wrawlen, equivalent to cat + waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen and Middle Dutch cater (Dutch kater).

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