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caterwaul

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  1. 1. v. i. To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A caterwauling. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the yowling sound made by a cat in heat Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. utter shrieks, as of cats Source: wordnet
  5. 5. To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. Coleridge. A caterwauling. Source: webster
  6. 6. To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensivenoise. Coleridge. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v:100 n. the yowling sound made by a cat in heat Source: ecdict

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