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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cat•er•waul /ˈkætɚˌwɔl/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- Animal Behaviorto utter long wailing cries, such as cats make.
n. [countable] Also, ˈcat•erˌwaul•ing. - Animal Behaviora long, wailing cry.
cat•er•waul•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cat•er•waul (kat′ər wôl′),USA pronunciation v.i. - Animal Behaviorto utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time.
- to utter a similar sound;
howl or screech. - to quarrel like cats.
n. Also, cat′er•waul′ing. - Animal Behaviorthe cry of a cat in rutting time.
- any similar sound.
- Middle Dutch) + wawen to howl, Old English wāwan to blow, said of the wind) + waul, variant of wail
- Middle English cater(wawen) (equivalent. to cater tomcat (1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wail, shriek, squawk, yowl.
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