caterwauled
Made awful noise
Caterwauled is the past tense of caterwaul, meaning to make a harsh, discordant wailing noise—the kind of shrieking sound cats make when fighting or mating.
The word extends to any unpleasant howling or screeching: The neighborhood cats caterwauled all night.
It can describe human voices too: Drunk guests caterwauled karaoke until dawn.
Prolonged distressed cry
squall · cry · bawl · squeal · ululate · clamor · holler · bellow
Intact male feline
- alley catHomeless urban feline
- mating callSpecies-specific courtship signal
- yowlProlonged distressed cry
- hissSharp sibilant sound
spit · prowl · stray · feral · nighttime · territorial · queen · heat
yowl
Prolonged distressed cry
scream · squall · cry · bawl · squeal · ululate · clamor · holler · bellow · roar
tomcat
Intact male feline
- alley catHomeless urban feline
- mating callSpecies-specific courtship signal
- yowlProlonged distressed cry
hiss · spit · prowl · stray · feral · nighttime · territorial · queen · heat · breeding
cacophony
Harsh, clashing sounds
jarring · strident · raucous · unmelodious · atonal · clashing · inharmonious · off-key · tuneless · screeching
midnight
Twelve o'clock at night
fence · backyard · nighttime · darkness · sleepless · disturbance · neighborhood · wailing · howling · eerie
caterwaul, caterwauling, caterwauls, caterwaulers, caterwaulings