caterwauls
Howls like strays
Caterwauls is the third-person singular of caterwaul, meaning to make a harsh, wailing cry like cats in heat or fighting.
The sound is shrill, discordant, and grating: The alley cats caterwaul all night.
By extension, any screeching noise or shrill complaint: She caterwauls about every minor inconvenience.
Prolonged distressed cry
mating call · alley cat · nighttime · territorial · stray · prowl · queen · heat
yowl
Prolonged distressed cry
meow · mating call · alley cat · nighttime · territorial · stray · prowl · queen · heat · nocturnal
screech
High, harsh cry
yowl · squall · racket · din · raucous · grating · piercing · earsplitting · strident · jarring
bickering
Petty verbal sparring
- squabblingArguing over trivialities
- arguingVerbal conflict between parties
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
nagging · complaining · whining · discord · row · spat · tiff · domestic · neighbors · ruckus