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adjective

Definition of caterwaulingnext
as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest caterwauling fans vented on the talk radio show when news of the trade of the team's star player came to light

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caterwauling

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verb

present participle of caterwaul
as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely like many kids during summer vacation, they were caterwauling about the lack of things to do

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caterwauling
  1. vocal
  2. complaining
  3. blatant
  4. outspoken
  5. vociferous
  6. noisy
Adjective
  • Starlink beaming communications to spacecraft, and he's been vocal about humanity one day colonizing Mars.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Chronic diseases Both Kennedy and Trump have been vocal about tackling the root causes of chronic diseases rather than spending resources on treating those conditions with drugs from the pharmaceutical industry.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of vocal
Verb
  • Leave none standing, none breathing, none whining and complaining and being useless and miserable all the time.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement In Pennsylvania, for example, Republicans filed a lawsuit complaining the state’s rules for accepting absentee ballots that arrive with small errors, like a missing date on the envelope, are too lenient.
    Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of complaining
Adjective
  • As the Cure’s front man and primary songwriter, Smith’s never been shy about drawing blatant lyrical inspiration from his favorite books and poems.
    Chris Stanton, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This is the continuation of the latest fake media outrage days before the election in a blatant attempt to interfere on behalf of Kamala Harris.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of blatant
Adjective
  • The need led to mostly universal – if often reluctant – support for the tax measure among city leaders, and outspoken support from fire and police departments.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • An outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, Marcus and his spouse contributed $7 million to committees backing Trump's 2016 campaign and nearly $8 million to Republicans in the 2018 midterms.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of outspoken
Adjective
  • Zoom out: While these protests may be vociferous, there's an equally deafening volume of grievances the SEC sees.
    Hope King, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
  • When the film premiered at TIFF, critics were divided; Roger Ebert was (and remained) a strong defender, but there were vociferous pans, too.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of vociferous
Adjective
  • Instead of visiting the range on a noisy, busy Saturday, go after work or to a private range.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
  • All started with the noisy image on the left above, so all are improvements on the original.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of noisy
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