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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caterwaul \Cat"er*waul\, n. A caterwauling. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caterwaul n : the yowling sound made by a cat in heat v : utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: {yowl}]
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