caterwaul

Meanings

Noun

the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
A yowling.
A noisy quarrel.

Verb

utter shrieks, as of cats
To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
To have a noisy argument, like cats.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater (“cat”) + wrawen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat”), equivalent to cat + waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen (“to cry like a cat”) and Middle Dutch cater (“tomcat”) (Dutch kater).

Synonyms

yowl

Scrabble Score: 14

caterwaul is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
caterwaul is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caterwaul is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

caterwaul is a valid Words With Friends word