| 释义 |
caterwaul (kætəʳwɔːl ) Word forms: caterwauls , caterwauling , caterwauled verb If a person or animal caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight. ...shrieking and caterwauling in mock distress. [VERB] Caterwaul is also a noun. ...blood-curdling caterwauls. caterwauling uncountable noun ...high-pitched moaning and caterwauling. Synonyms: yowling, screaming, howling, wailing |