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Synonyms & Antonyms of caterwaul
(Entry 1 of 2)
- like many kids during summer vacation, they were caterwauling about the lack of things to do
Synonyms for caterwaul
- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- inveigh,
- keen,
- kick,
- kvetch,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
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caterwaul
nounSynonyms of caterwaul (Entry 2 of 2)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for caterwaul
- bark,
- bay,
- bellow,
- blat,
- bleat,
- bray,
- cackle,
- calling,
- caw,
- cheep,
- chirp,
- cluck,
- coo,
- crake,
- croak,
- crow,
- grunt,
- honk,
- hoot,
- howl,
- low,
- meow
- (also miaow),
- mew,
- moo,
- neigh,
- oink,
- peep,
- quack,
- roar,
- screech,
- squall,
- squawk,
- squeak,
- squeal,
- trumpet,
- tu-whit tu-whoo,
- twitter,
- whinny,
- yap,
- yelp,
- yip,
- yowl
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