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This word fits today in the political climate !
Word of the Day : October 30, 2018
caterwaul
verb KAT-er-wawl
Definition :
1 : to make a harsh cry.
2 : to protest or complain noisily.
Did You Know ?
An angry (or amorous) cat can make a lot of noise. As long ago as the mid-1300s, English speakers were using caterwaul for the act of voicing feline passions. The cater part is, of course, connected to the cat, but scholars disagree about whether it traces to Middle Dutch cāter, meaning "tomcat," or if it is really just cat with an "-er" added. The waul is probably imitative in origin; it represents the feline howl itself. English's first caterwaul was a verb focused on feline vocalizations, but by the 1600s it was also being used for similar non-cat noises and for noisy people or things.
Examples :
The woods were quiet until the sound of a chainsaw caterwauling in the distance broke the calm.
"Between begging calls, the young birds made more practice launches, flapping their wings and jumping. Paired adults were re-forming their relationships; returning birds went in for bouts of head flicking and kissing. Neighbors were in dispute, caterwauling above the din." — Tim Dee, The New York Review of Books, 11 Sept. 2018.
Word of the Day : October 30, 2018
caterwaul
verb KAT-er-wawl
Definition :
1 : to make a harsh cry.
2 : to protest or complain noisily.
Did You Know ?
An angry (or amorous) cat can make a lot of noise. As long ago as the mid-1300s, English speakers were using caterwaul for the act of voicing feline passions. The cater part is, of course, connected to the cat, but scholars disagree about whether it traces to Middle Dutch cāter, meaning "tomcat," or if it is really just cat with an "-er" added. The waul is probably imitative in origin; it represents the feline howl itself. English's first caterwaul was a verb focused on feline vocalizations, but by the 1600s it was also being used for similar non-cat noises and for noisy people or things.
Examples :
The woods were quiet until the sound of a chainsaw caterwauling in the distance broke the calm.
"Between begging calls, the young birds made more practice launches, flapping their wings and jumping. Paired adults were re-forming their relationships; returning birds went in for bouts of head flicking and kissing. Neighbors were in dispute, caterwauling above the din." — Tim Dee, The New York Review of Books, 11 Sept. 2018.
Word of the Day: Caterwaul
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Get the coffee pot working or you will hear me start to caterwaul.
LTC Stephen F. SPC Douglas Bolton Sgt John H. TSgt Joe C. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL TSgt David L. SMSgt David A Asbury MSgt David Hoffman SGT (Join to see) LTC David Brown CPL Dave Hoover CMSgt (Join to see) SGT Mark Halmrast Maj Marty Hogan CPT Jack Durish CW5 Jack Cardwell Sgt Randy Wilber SCPO Morris Ramsey COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj Robert Thornton
LTC Stephen F. SPC Douglas Bolton Sgt John H. TSgt Joe C. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL TSgt David L. SMSgt David A Asbury MSgt David Hoffman SGT (Join to see) LTC David Brown CPL Dave Hoover CMSgt (Join to see) SGT Mark Halmrast Maj Marty Hogan CPT Jack Durish CW5 Jack Cardwell Sgt Randy Wilber SCPO Morris Ramsey COL Mikel J. Burroughs Maj Robert Thornton
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
I know that is right ! Or strangulation all around ! Laffs ! Happy Halloween Sister.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
SGT John " Mac " McConnell - Excited and ready for the kids who will start showing up around 4PM. Set up LAST night!
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from the 2004 album "Love Is Hell" -Video Upload powered by https://www.TunesToTube.com
Yes felines can make a raging racket during the night my friend SGT John " Mac " McConnell. I heard cats caterwauling in my youth - especially alley cats. Later after I became a soldier, I heard rabid animals caterwauling in the wild. At night that helped keep soldiers awake on patrols. :-)
To caterwaul or not to caterwaul seems to be something common to many toddlers - young and old. I choose to refrain from caterwauling as I continue to circumvent and at times careen around the circumference of casual and serious conversations with citizens and constituents as the 2018 mid-term election looms. :-)
As typical I make an effort to find a song which seems appropriate to the word you shared.
Ryan Adams- Caterwaul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0AlLwi-AJg
FYI LTC John Griscom LTC Wayne Brandon CPT Jim Gallagher] 1SG John Millan MSgt John McGowanMSgt David M. SSgt Boyd HerrstSSG Diane R.SPC Andrew RossSSG Donald H "Don" BatesSP5 Jerry MuchaSGT John Meredith Sgt (Join to see) LCpl Emanuel W. SPC William WeedmanPO3 Steven Sherrill LTC Bill Koski SGM Steve Wettstein
To caterwaul or not to caterwaul seems to be something common to many toddlers - young and old. I choose to refrain from caterwauling as I continue to circumvent and at times careen around the circumference of casual and serious conversations with citizens and constituents as the 2018 mid-term election looms. :-)
As typical I make an effort to find a song which seems appropriate to the word you shared.
Ryan Adams- Caterwaul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0AlLwi-AJg
FYI LTC John Griscom LTC Wayne Brandon CPT Jim Gallagher] 1SG John Millan MSgt John McGowanMSgt David M. SSgt Boyd HerrstSSG Diane R.SPC Andrew RossSSG Donald H "Don" BatesSP5 Jerry MuchaSGT John Meredith Sgt (Join to see) LCpl Emanuel W. SPC William WeedmanPO3 Steven Sherrill LTC Bill Koski SGM Steve Wettstein
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