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caterwauling

Meaning of "caterwauling" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CATERWAULING

ˈkætəˌwɔːlɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATERWAULING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Caterwauling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CATERWAULING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cat communication

Cat communication is the transfer of information by one or more cats that has an effect on the current or future behaviour of another animal, including humans. Cats use a range of communication modalities including visual, auditory, tactile, chemical and gustatory. The communication modalities used by domestic cats have been affected by domestication.

Definition of caterwauling in the English dictionary

The definition of caterwauling in the dictionary is the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting. Other definition of caterwauling is similar unpleasant noises made by a person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATERWAULING

appalling · bawling · brawling · calling · crawling · disinthralling · drawling · enthralling · falling · footballing · galling · kerb-crawling · morling · paintballing · Pauling · sprawling · squalling · trawling · unrecalling · warling

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATERWAULING

catenoid · catenulate · cater · cater-corner · cater-cornered · cater-cousin · cateran · caterer · cateress · catering · catering college · catering manager · catering school · caterpillar · caterpillar hunter · Caterpillar track · Caterpillar tractor · caterwaul · caterwauler · cates

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATERWAULING

antifouling · biofouling · Bosman ruling · court ruling · debt rescheduling · dog fouling · feeling · handling · mailing · mauling · nonruling · overruling · rescheduling · rolling · ruling · self-ruling · selling · sterling · telling · willing

Synonyms and antonyms of caterwauling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CATERWAULING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «caterwauling» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «caterwauling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATERWAULING

Find out the translation of caterwauling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of caterwauling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «caterwauling» in English.
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caterwauling
1,325 millions of speakers
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caterwauling
570 millions of speakers
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caterwauling
510 millions of speakers
hi

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caterwauling
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الموء
280 millions of speakers
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caterwauling
278 millions of speakers
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caterwauling
270 millions of speakers
bn

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caterwauling
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

miaulements
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Caterwauling
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Katzenmusik
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

がなりたてる
130 millions of speakers
ko

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caterwauling
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Caterwauling
85 millions of speakers
vi

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caterwauling
80 millions of speakers
ta

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caterwauling
75 millions of speakers
mr

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कॅटरवाल्डिंग
75 millions of speakers
tr

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caterwauling
70 millions of speakers
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caterwauling
65 millions of speakers
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caterwauling
50 millions of speakers
uk

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caterwauling
40 millions of speakers
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caterwauling
30 millions of speakers
el

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caterwauling
15 millions of speakers
af

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caterwauling
14 millions of speakers
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caterwauling
10 millions of speakers
no

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caterwauling
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about caterwauling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATERWAULING»

Discover the use of caterwauling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caterwauling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nerves and Common Sense: Create the Life You Want, A Hampton ...
But if one of these women is sensitive enough to know she is beginning to strain in her argument and will lower her voice and persist in keeping it lowered the effect upon herself and the other woman will put the “caterwauling” out of the ...
Anne Payson Call, Mina Parker, 2012
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Psychology Books Part - 1:
And to hear two women "argue" sometimesitmaybe truly said thatwe are listening to a "caterwauling." That istheonly word that will describe it. But if one of these women is sensitive enough to know she is beginning to straininher argument and  ...
Publishthis, 2013
3
From Polysemy to Semantic Change: Towards a Typology of ...
"scarecrow" (+ "caterwauling") (S: 67, 71). Occ. mamiau "caterwauling + bugbear" ; It. (Sic.) mamau, mamiu "caterwauling + bugbear" (Forez mamiu "goblin"); Fr. croquemitaine (mitaine = "cat"); It. (Venice) marmutone, mamutone "bugbear", ...
Martine Vanhove, 2008
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On Watching Birds
caterwauling of a Barred Owl coming from the corner of the yard where the squirrel nested. We both thought the caterwauling blood-curdling. I never saw the mother squirrel again, and two and a half days later the motherless young fell out of ...
Lawrence Kilham, 1988
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Moving the Stars: Christian Doppler, His Life, His Works and ...
Caterwauling. of. the. Revolution. As soon as Doppler had established himself in the silver town national rebellions commenced across the continent. In Schemnitz they change the administrative language from German to Hungarian.
Peter Schuster, 2005
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The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words
(caterwauling) make a shrill howling or wailing noise: the caterwauling of a pair of bobcats | [as adj.] (caterwauling) a caterwauling guitar. • n. a shrill howling or wailing noise. ca•thar•sis |k/e ̈ärsis| • n. the process of releasing, and thereby ...
Archie Hobson, 2004
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
noun the caterwauling ofan aggressive cat: howl, howling, wail, wailing, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming, bawl, bawling, cry, crying, yell, yelling, yelp, yelping, yowl, yowling, squall, squalling, whine, whining, ululating; ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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Appletons' Journal: A Magazine of General Literature
"SENSUAL CATERWAULING" AND PRO- , FESSOR HUXLEY. By Eugene Benson. "^TO less a person than Professor Huxley is the author of -UN this novel nomenclature of the work of men of purely literary culture. It discredits the gratification ...
9
A Year with God
Stop. Your. Caterwauling. The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for ...
R. P. Nettelhorst, 2010
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New York Magazine
Maids agog stand in city and village, Caterwauling desire. Choose one for your love; Deck her out — furbelow and a royal crown above." Albert Komishane, Elizabeth, NJ. sp. mention: Vera Vaughan, Little Silver, N.J.; Mark Fenske, Portland, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATERWAULING»

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1
Why Corporate Fat Cats' Complaints About Overtime Pay Ring Hollow
Maybe those CEOs were smarter than today's crew caterwauling that they can't do it. President Obama estimated that 5 million workers would ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
2
Nerds prove Patriots are most financially efficient team in sports
We hear the same caterwauling from the same anti-Patriots zealots every time they don't spend dump trucks full of gold bullion in free agency ... «WEEI.com, Jul 15»
3
Boo hoo! Meet Luhu, the cat who looks like he's about to caterwaul
... and Bardie, but it's Luhu's perpetual look of seeming to be on the verge of breaking into tears (caterwauling, if you will) that has stood out. «Today.com, Jul 15»
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Fourth July: Al Jazeera Rubs Americans Up the Wrong Way
Just the sound of your voices over everything, polluting the airwaves, your loud caterwauling twangs, the destruction you mete out onto the ... «Daily Squib, Jul 15»
5
There's Always Money for the Boss
Maybe those CEOs were smarter than today's crew caterwauling that they can't do it. President Obama estimated that 5 million workers would ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Australian fans refuse to be silenced by Wimbledon boos
Centre-court crowds have booed them and infuriated television viewers are demanding that their caterwauling is muted, but Wimbledon's most ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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We'll be in full voice, insist the Fanatics of Wimbledon
Centre-court crowds have booed them and infuriated television viewers are demanding that their caterwauling is muted, but Wimbledon's most ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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Fanatics told to 'shut up'
... unofficial Australian cheer-squad was told in no uncertain terms that their grating, discordant, caterwauling was not welcome at Wimbledon's ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
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Left Field: Wimbledon noises destroy the All England Club's serenity
But this signature summer overture is once more blighted by the caterwauling of the women players, stars such as Victoria Azarenka, Maria ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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How do Boston's sports radio shows rate?
As for Tony Massarotti, right now I can hear him caterwauling that “[Fill-in-the-blank player/team] stinks, Mike!” — and my radio isn't even turned ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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