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
Meaning, he's accustomed to getting his winks in around random 2 a.m. caterwauling slaps in the face.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023
The young fan’s well-timed caterwauling sounded like it was part of a comedy routine when Porzingis let fly for his fifth three-pointer of the half.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022
Lunch’s first band was called Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, and one of their songs began with Lunch caterwauling, “The leaves are always dead.”
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2021
He heard the thud as she struck the ground, and her crazy caterwauling as she shot off in utter confusion.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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