Definition of "caterwaul" [cat•er•waul]

• To cry or screech like a cat in heat. (verb-intransitive)
• To make a shrill, discordant sound. (verb-intransitive)
• To have a noisy argument. (verb-intransitive)
• A shrill, discordant sound. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I was not going to indict, complain or caterwaul, which is why I didn't even consider writing a year-in-review piece before very early this morning."
• "Unfortunately, most of the people who caterwaul about being offended are being serious."
• "Most of the people who caterwaul about being offended are being serious."