v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caterwauled p. pr. & vb. n. Caterwauling. ] [ Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a cat. ] To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A caterwauling. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]