caterwaul

🇺🇸 /ˈkætərwɔːl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkætəwɔːl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to make a loud, harsh, and unpleasant sound, like a cat's cry

The singer's voice was so off-key that it sounded like a caterwaul.

translation

v. to make a loud, harsh, and unpleasant sound, like a cat's cry

Word Forms

3rd Present caterwauls
Past caterwauled
Perfect caterwauled
Progressive caterwauling