waul

• Verbe désuet signifiant pleurer ou hurler bruyamment, en particulier comme un chat.

An obsolete verb meaning to cry or wail loudly, like a cat.

1. Cry or howlC2informal

   To make a loud, high-pitched, whining sound, typically like a cat or a baby.

   Miauler, hurler (cri aigu)

   • The cat began to waul loudly outside the door.
   • The baby would waul every time he was put to bed.
   • She could hear the stray cats wauling in the alley at night.

   Synonymescaterwaulhowlscreamscreechshriekwailyowl