caterwauling

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkætəɹˌwɑlɪŋ/

Verb

caterwauling

1. present participle of caterwaul

Noun

caterwauling (plural caterwaulings)

1. A sound that caterwauls.
   • 1918, Eleanor H. Porter, Oh, Money! Money!

     Now, I like a good tune what is a tune; but them caterwaulings and dirges that that chap Gray plays on that fiddle of his—gorry, Mr. Smith, I'd rather hear the old barn door at home squeak any day.