caterwauling
Example Sentences
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Not that I’m caterwauling about lost Lloyd Webber rhymes, but the musical numbers start to pile up.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Even the Pokémon noises are gently mellowed out in contrast to the coarser, more caterwauling sounds of the games; here the creatures purr, cry, coo and sigh like docile house pets.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Meaning, he's accustomed to getting his winks in around random 2 a.m. caterwauling slaps in the face.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2023
She is a caterwauling singer, a graceless dancer, a cheerful butcher of good sense and the English language.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2020
Naturally it shocked us half to death to hear somebody caterwauling at Father this way.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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