The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: caterwaul)
Usage examples of "caterwauled".
It caterwauled for fifteen minutes, attracting thirty-five fish before Midshipman Diego begged for permission to stop, forgetting he had his own authority in my orders.
Kevin Arnweil had twice managed to avoid destruction while his ship caterwauled, but the five unsu-pervised cadets were still the weakest link in my chain.
In the last hours, we'd caterwauled longer and louder than had ever been done.
Meanwhile cups of hot, powerfully alcoholic herb tea were kept filled, a small orchestra caterwauled on pipes and drums, and there were some fairly spectacular performances by varyak riders, knife dancers, acrobats, and marksmen.
The slouch and several friends huddled at the foot of our stage and caterwauled lyrics they'd obviously invented.
To the innocent nostrils of spring there was caterwauled a filthy serenade.