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CATERWAUL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The yowling sound made by a cat in heat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("caterwaul" is a kind of...):
cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)
Derivation:
caterwaul (utter shrieks, as of cats)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Utter shrieks, as of cats
Synonyms:
caterwaul; yowl
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "caterwaul" is one way to...):
pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
caterwaul (the yowling sound made by a cat in heat)
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