caterwauling
['kætәˏθɔ:liʒ]
n.
猫声, 哀声,抱怨声
adj.
似



Caterwaul \Cat"er*waul\, 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.


Caterwauling \Cat"er*waul`ing\, n.
The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the
cry of cats. --Shak.