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
What’s most surprising, though, is the book’s poignancy amid all its antics and mythological caterwauling.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 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
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