Today's Word "caterwaul"
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caterwaul \KAT-uhr-wawl\ (intransitive verb) - 1 : To make a harsh cry. 2 : To have a noisy argument.
(noun) - A shrill, discordant sound.
"Meghan was determined that the concert not be held within earshot of her house that she not be subjected to the tuneless caterwauling of the lead singer all evening."
Caterwaul is from Middle English caterwawen, "to cry as a cat," either from Medieval Dutch kater, "tomcat" + Dutch wauwelen, "to tattle," or for catawail, from cat-wail, "to wail like a cat."
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