as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
caterwauling fans vented on the talk radio show when news of the trade of the team's star player came to light
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as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
like many kids during summer vacation, they were caterwauling about the lack of things to do
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caterwauling
Adjective
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Israel, a nation which Kirk was a vocal supporter of, has also emerged as a flashpoint following his death.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025 -
The actor, who grew up in a working-class family in Santa Monica, spent decades as a vocal climate activist, founding The Redford Center, dedicated to raising awareness for environmental causes, with his late son James in 2005.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Not that mom was complaining all that much about her daughter's efforts.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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For decades state and local officials have joined ordinary Americans in complaining that FEMA's response to natural disasters is too slow and complicated.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This administration is responsible for the most blatant attacks on the free press in American history.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
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Guardiola turned to his bench and shook his head after what was surely the most blatant foul of the season.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His children can be heard screaming and crying in the video.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dudes who can’t get in get into screaming matches with Jah at the door, and the party extends out into the street where neighbors start peeking out their windows and standing on their porches shaking their heads.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kirk, an outspoken and devout protestant Christian, was supposedly considering Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy around the time of his death, in the telling of some online.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Terrion is an outspoken person.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The canine was filmed barking and whining incessantly while balancing himself on his owner's knees.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In one of the videos, she's seen rinsing her eye in a hospital sink, while moaning from the discomfort.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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Julia says, dropping to all fours and moaning amid a pile of straw on the floor.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Expect green groups and politicians to mount vociferous opposition shortly.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The decision, issued by Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, spares Google a corporate breakup sought by its most vociferous critics.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Caterwauling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caterwauling. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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