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caterwaul en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɔl/ (US)
• /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A yowling.
2. A noisy quarrel.

Forms

Translations (4)

da kattejammer (noisy quarrel, particularly of cats) · ga catachas (noisy quarrel, particularly of cats) · pl burda (noisy quarrel, particularly of cats) · de Katzenjammer (noisy quarrel, particularly of cats)

caterwaul en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (US) audio
• /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɔl/ (US)
• /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
2. (intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.

Forms

Deriveds

caterwauler

Translations (15)

cs vřeštět (to cry as cats) · cs ječet (to have a noisy argument) · cs vřískat (to cry as cats) · hu nyávog (to cry as cats) · pl drzeć się (to have a noisy argument) · fr feuler (to cry as cats) · fi mouruta (to cry as cats) · bg дра́кам се (to have a noisy argument) · nl krollen (to cry as cats) · cs ječet (to cry as cats) · pl miauknąć (to cry as cats) · pl miauczeć (to cry as cats) · fr faire du chahut (to have a noisy argument) · la cauriō (to cry as cats) · hu nyivákol (to cry as cats)