| Caterwaul | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caterwauled p. pr. & vb. n. Caterwauling. ] [ Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat. ] To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Caterwaul | n. A caterwauling. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Caterwauling | n. The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dwaule | { } v. i. [ See Dull, Dwell. ] To be delirious. [ Obs. ] Junius. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Dwaul |
| Waul | v. i. [ Of imitative origin. ] To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail. [ Written also wawl. ] [ 1913 Webster ] The helpless infant, coming wauling and crying into the world. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] |