"caterwauling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkætəwɔːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkætɚˌwɔlɪŋ/ [General-American], /-ˌwɑ-/ [General-American], [-ɾɚ-] [General-American] Forms: caterwaulings [plural]
Etymology: From caterwaul + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|caterwaul|ing|id2=gerund noun}} caterwaul + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} caterwauling (plural caterwaulings)
  1. gerund of caterwaul: a sound that caterwauls. Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: caterwaul (extra: a sound that caterwauls)
    Sense id: en-caterwauling-en-noun--GLtTtPq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 54 46

Verb

IPA: /ˈkætəwɔːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkætɚˌwɔlɪŋ/ [General-American], /-ˌwɑ-/ [General-American], [-ɾɚ-] [General-American]
Etymology: From caterwaul + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|caterwaul|ing|id2=gerund noun}} caterwaul + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} caterwauling
  1. present participle and gerund of caterwaul Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: caterwaul
    Sense id: en-caterwauling-en-verb-4xIqisUZ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 54 46

Inflected forms

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