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90: Caterwaul

Verb.

To utter long wailing cries, as cats in rutting time; To utter a similar sound, howl or screech; To quarrel like cats.

-Dictionary.com

“Matthew could not help but let out a horrid caterwaul after witnessing the death of his beloved pet pig at the hands of the butcher.”