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語源

From 中期英語 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).

発音

• ハイフネーション: ca‧ter‧waul
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɔl/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɑl/

動詞

caterwaul (third-person singular simple present caterwauls, present participle caterwauling, simple past and past participle caterwauled)

1. (intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
2. (intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:argument

派生語

• caterwauler

名詞

caterwaul (plural caterwauls)

1. A yowling.
2. A noisy quarrel.

Further reading

• “caterwaul”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.