wauling

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noun

A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of waul
nounwauling (plural waulings)

plural waulings

  1. A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.

    Their fights with other members of their own kind were always preceded by loud and fierce waulings or savage snarling and snapping of teeth […]

    2006, Kenneth Conibear, Northland Footprints
Cite this entry
APA

wauling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wauling

MLA

“wauling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wauling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wauling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wauling.

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