Caterwaul (Noun)
Meaning
The yowling sound made by a cat in heat.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The stray cat's loud caterwaul echoed through the neighborhood at midnight, disturbing the peace.
- As the tomcat reached maturity, his caterwaul grew louder and more insistent, signaling his readiness to mate.
- The female cat's caterwaul was a plaintive wail that seemed to pierce the air, summoning potential suitors from afar.
- The sound of the cat's caterwaul was like fingernails on a chalkboard, grating on the nerves of everyone within earshot.
- In the spring, the neighborhood was filled with the cacophonous caterwaul of cats in heat, a symphony of yowling and meowing.