verb, noun — 4 senses
UK /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/ · US /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɔl/
Etymology From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater (“cat”) + wrawen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat”), equivalent to cat + waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen (“to cry like a cat”) and Middle Dutch cater (“tomcat”) (Dutch kater).
To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
To have a noisy argument, like cats.
Etymology From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater (“cat”) + wrawen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat”), equivalent to cat + waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen (“to cry like a cat”) and Middle Dutch cater (“tomcat”) (Dutch kater).
A yowling.
A noisy quarrel.
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