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
As I said, I don't think Hannity will cooperate and there's no doubt that there will be much shrieking and caterwauling about the freedom of the press and Hannity's sources being revealed.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2022
She is a caterwauling singer, a graceless dancer, a cheerful butcher of good sense and the English language.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2020
The caterwauling horns had reached a crescendo and I turned away and cut across the lawn toward home.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
