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caterwaul

verb

cat·​er·​waul ˈka-tər-ˌwȯl How to pronounce caterwaul (audio)
caterwauled; caterwauling; caterwauls

intransitive verb

1
: to make a harsh cry
2
: to protest or complain noisily
caterwaul noun

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An angry (or amorous) cat can make a lot of noise. As long ago as the mid-1300s, English speakers were using caterwaul for the act of voicing feline passions. The cater part is, of course, connected to the cat, but scholars disagree about whether it traces to Middle Dutch cāter, meaning "tomcat," or if it is really just cat with an "-er" added. The waul is probably imitative in origin; it represents the feline howl itself. English's first caterwaul was a verb focused on feline vocalizations, but by the 1600s it was also being used for similar non-cat noises and for noisy people or things.

Example Sentences

Some animal was caterwauling in my backyard last night. He continues to caterwaul about having to take the blame.
Recent Examples on the Web Republicans could caterwaul about the skyrocketing debt without actually having to do anything about it except express their disapproval. Getting most creative. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 29 Sep. 2021 In a season of a lively baseball, the Twins hit a silly number of home runs and came caterwauling out of the great north and took their division. Michael Powell, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2019 The media–Democrat caterwauling over Trump’s election-rigging spiel was not rooted in patriotic commitment to the American democratic tradition of accepting election outcomes. Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 16 Aug. 2019 Media outlets that caterwaul about all this become the victims of commercial crises. The Economist, 21 June 2018 This lets Congress caterwaul on behalf of special interests while blaming Presidents for not punishing foreigners. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 June 2018 This guy starts caterwauling about his 1st Amendment rights and whatnot. Monique Judge, The Root, 9 Oct. 2017 So for all the folks who wanted to caterwaul about some tiny part of Swift's video being somewhat similar to something that Beyoncé once did (that was similar to something that someone else did), please take a seat. Zane Warman, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2017 Mr. Sanders, 76, played with John Coltrane near the end of his life, seeming to inherit Coltrane’s affinity for global folk musics, Eastern spirituality and caterwauling expressionism. New York Times, 22 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English caterwawen

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of caterwaul was in the 14th century

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