caterwauling

engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest “The caterwauling liberals have done nothing but block legislation this year,” the conservative pundit complained Synonyms blatant, vociferous, clamant, clamorous, obstreperous, squawking, vociferant, vociferating, yawping (or yauping), yowlingRelated Words clangorous, dinning, discordant, noisy; loudmouthed, outspoken, vocal; boisterous, rackety, raucous, robustious, rowdy, uproarious; cacophonous, dissonant, earsplitting, grating, shrill, strident; blaring, blustering, booming, brassy, brazenNear Antonyms noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still; calm, hushed, subdued