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caterwauling

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verb

present participle of caterwaul

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caterwauling
Adjective
  • Gomez has been more vocal about the threat to journalism posed by the FCC’s aggressive stance on subjective questions of media bias.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
  • For instance, proponents of increasing the SALT cap from $10,000 have been extraordinarily vocal about including changes to the cap.
    Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The irony of the quintessential real estate expert buying a home in the flight path of an international airport, then complaining about the noise, is not lost on the rest of Palm Beach County.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That first-round pick became Merriman (although, the Giants aren't complaining).
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The courts need to continue striking down these blatant violations of the law.
    Bobby Block, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts Even bolder, Trump's pledging to dismantle entire agencies.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • And university leaders fearing government investigations, funding cuts, or punitive endowment taxes crack down on campus protest, remove or demote outspoken professors, and remain silent in the face of growing authoritarianism.
    STEVEN LEVITSKY, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
  • During the first episode of MSNBC's new original podcast The Blueprint with Jen Psaki, the outspoken grandson of John F. Kennedy addressed his inflammatory online presence, telling the former White House press secretary that his intention is to get people talking.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The whining about everyone else didn’t help, either.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Stop whining and thank your lucky stars for having a job.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • But the vociferous opposition to his nomination actually changed his mind.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The two leaders, both vociferous critics of each other, met on the tarmac at LAX around 3 p.m. Friday as Trump touched down to survey the catastrophic damage caused by the spate of wildfires in Southern California this year.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • White Noise—The womb is a noisy place, so a white-noise machine, fan, or vacuum can create a familiar, calming background sound.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The background gets predictably noisy due to the Tiny SE’s small sensor, showing significantly more grain across flat surfaces than the Tiny 2.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Caterwauling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caterwauling. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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