caterwauled

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caterwauled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caterwaul \Cat"er*waul\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Caterwauled; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Caterwauling.] [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a
     cat.]
     To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive
     noise. --Coleridge.
     [1913 Webster]