Caterwaul — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the yowling sound made by a cat in heat

utter shrieks, as of cats

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɚwˌɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːɡjuːməntˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːɡjuːməntˈeɪʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɚwˌɔːl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

yowl

Parts of Speech

noun	the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
verb	utter shrieks, as of cats

Word Forms

caterwaul	verb	utter shrieks, as of cats
yowl	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
caterwaul	noun	the yowling sound made by a cat in heat

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

miaulement

le hurlement émis par un chat en chaleur

🇪🇸Spanish

chillar

El aullido de una gata en celo.

🇮🇹Italian

miagolio

il lamento emesso da un gatto in calore

🇳🇱Dutch

rups

het gierende geluid gemaakt door een loopse kat

🇵🇹Portuguese

grito

o som do uivo feito por um gato no cio

🇷🇺Russian

кошачий вой

вой кошки во время течки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिल्ली का कंसर्ट

गर्मी में बिल्ली द्वारा निकाली गई चिल्लाने की आवाज

🇮🇳Tamil

கேட்டர்வால்

உஷ்ணத்தில் பூனை எழுப்பும் ஊளைச் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેટરવોલ

ગરમીમાં બિલાડી દ્વારા કરવામાં આવેલો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಟರ್ವಾಲ್

ಶಾಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನಿಂದ ಕೂಗುವ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാറ്റർവാൾ

ചൂടിൽ ഒരു പൂച്ച ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ കരച്ചിൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیٹروال

گرمی میں بلی کے ذریعہ کی جانے والی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卡特瓦尔

发情的猫发出的嚎叫声

🇯🇵Japanese

キャタウォール

発情期の猫が出す鳴き声

🇰🇷Korean

캐터월

더위 속에 고양이가 내는 울부짖는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sâu bướm

tiếng kêu của mèo khi động dục

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวหนอน

เสียงร้องของแมวที่ร้อนอบอ้าว

🇮🇩Indonesian

berteriak seperti kucing

suara mengeong yang dibuat oleh kucing yang sedang kepanasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كاتروول

صوت العواء الذي تصدره القطة في الحرارة

🇮🇷Persian

کاتروال

صدای زوزه گربه در گرما

🇹🇷Turkish

tırtıl

kızgınlık dönemindeki bir kedinin çıkardığı uluma sesi

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The primary meaning of 'caterwaul' is 'the yowling sound made by a cat in heat'.

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