caterwauling
Loud discordant wailing
Caterwauling is making harsh, wailing cries—originally describing the yowling of cats in heat, now applied to any unpleasant screeching noise.
It often describes bad singing or shrill complaining: The neighbors' caterwauling kept us up all night.
As a verb, to caterwaul is to make such sounds; as a noun, a caterwaul is a single instance of them.
Howling mournfully and loud
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
- shriekingEmitting shrill, loud cries
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
screaming · squalling · baying · keening · ululation · bellowing · yelping · squawking
Uproar, scam, or paddle
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- clamorLoud persistent noise
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
commotion · ruckus · hullabaloo · cacophony · pandemonium · bedlam · dissonance · discordance
yowling
Howling mournfully and loud
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
- shriekingEmitting shrill, loud cries
wailing · screaming · squalling · baying · keening · ululation · bellowing · yelping · squawking · bleating
racket
Uproar, scam, or paddle
uproar · commotion · ruckus · hullabaloo · cacophony · pandemonium · bedlam · dissonance · discordance · nuisance
tomcat
Intact male feline
- alley catHomeless urban feline
- yowlProlonged distressed cry
- mating callSpecies-specific courtship signal
nocturnal · prowling · territorial · stray · feral · mouser · hissing · fighting · rooftop · backyard
whining
Prolonged nasal complaining
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- bellyachingPersistent petty complaining
- kvetchingChronic petty complaining
moaning · grousing · grumbling · protesting · lamenting · carping · nagging · bickering · fussing · querulous