v. i.
n. A caterwauling. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Of imitative origin. ] To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail.
The helpless infant, coming wauling and crying into the world. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]