Definition of "caterwauls" [caterwauls]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul. (verb)

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• "And as the caterwauls of the dying floated from flood waters in Nowshera, Mr. Zardari sipped tea with British Prime Minister David Cameron at the Chequers country retreat in Buckinghamshire."
• "On the other hand, amidst all the caterwauls and chuckles, the news media lost track of the confines of the original study."
• "The entrance hall was alive with the recorded gibbers, chitters, squawks, and caterwauls of the animal kingdom."