Bible Dictionaries
Caterwaul

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.

(2):

(n.) A caterwauling.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Caterwaul'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/caterwaul.html. 1828.