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(verb) to make a harsh cry / (verb) to protest or complain noisily

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caterwauling
caterwaul



I’m happy to marvel at the billowing black noxious beauty of it, at the rib-cracking hacking, the caterwauling symphony of coughs and screams

—p.665 by Charlie Kaufman
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the caterwaul of two engines

—p.110 by Mark Leyner
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2 years, 8 months ago


something other than caterwauling masochism

assumed it meant careening

—p.29 Empire’s Children (22) missing author
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6 years, 10 months ago


A caterwaul of laughter from the charade players made Crane wince humorously.

—p.243 by Norman Mailer
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2 years, 8 months ago


Muffled caterwauling came from the radio.

—p.677 PART II (279) by William Gaddis
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