caterwaul

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/    美 /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɔl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A yowling.
  2. A noisy quarrel.
动词 v.
  1. To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise. intransitive
  2. To have a noisy argument, like cats. intransitive

词形变化

caterwauls present,singular,third-person caterwauling participle,present caterwauled participle,past caterwauled past caterwauls plural

词汇关系

衍生词
caterwauler

词源

词源 1
From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater (“cat”) + wrawen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat”), equivalent to cat + waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen (“to cry like a cat”) and Middle Dutch cater (“tomcat”) (Dutch kater).
词源 2
From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater (“cat”) + wrawen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat”), equivalent to cat + waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen (“to cry like a cat”) and Middle Dutch cater (“tomcat”) (Dutch kater).
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