Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun caterwaul

1 sense of caterwaul

Sense 1
caterwaul -- (the yowling sound made by a cat in heat)
       => cry -- (the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb caterwaul

1 sense of caterwaul

Sense 1
yowl, caterwaul -- (utter shrieks, as of cats)
       => shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe -- (utter a shrill cry)