caterwauling
noun[U]
uk/ˈkæt.ə.wɔː.lɪŋ/us/ˈkæt̬.ɚ.wɑː.lɪŋ/a highunpleasantnoiselike acat, made by apersonoranimal:
猫叫春；人或动物发出的像猫一样的刺耳叫声Iheardsomedreadfulcaterwauling - was that yousinging?我听到了可怕的猫叫声——那是你在唱歌吗？
A heart-rending caterwauling came fromoutside.外面传来了撕心裂肺的嚎叫声。
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- Thesongwas nothing but caterwauling.
- Iclosedall thewindowstoshutout the caterwauling of thecatsoutside.
- Her caterwauling wasmetwith astormofprotest.
Noise & noisy
- bash
- bashsomethingout
- blast
- boisterous
- boisterously
- booming
- cacophonous
- clash
- deafening
- explosive
- hullabaloo
- resonant
- rumbustiously
- rumbustiousness
- salvo
- stridency
- stridently
- thundering
- thunderous
- tumult
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