to waul
- verb
- /wɔl/
- Archaic
:
maullar
- Every night the stray cats would waul outside my window, making it hard to sleep.
Examples
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She heard a kitten wauling under the porch for its mother.
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The tomcats waul loudly during mating season, disturbing the quiet of the neighborhood.
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The kitten wauls loudly at night.
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Why does the cat waul so much?
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Every night, the stray cats would waul outside my window, making it hard to sleep.
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She heard a kitten waul plaintively under the porch for its mother.
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The tomcats waul loudly in the night during mating season, disturbing the quiet of the neighborhood.
Synonyms
61
3.0
To make a long, high sound like a pig or excited child
18
2.6
To make a long high, unpleasant sound like a machine
8
1.0
To make the short sound a cat makes
2
9.9
To cry in a small, weak voice like a kitten or baby
2
7.2
To make a loud high sound like a baby or bird
1
7.9
To make a soft high sound like a kitten
To make a long, high, sad noise like crying
To cry in a small, weak voice
To make a short high whistling sound like a small bird
To cry in a high, complaining way like a baby
To let out a loud cry because of pain, surprise, or alarm
To make the short high sound cats make
To make a soft sound like a cat's meow
To cry loudly because you feel upset or hurt
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Etymology
Waul is probably a word made to copy a sound, like wail, and a helpful way to remember it is that when a cat wauls it 'makes a high, whining, or plaintive cry'.