Word: caterwauls
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ca
ter
wauls
Definition: Third-person singular of caterwaul; utter shrieks, as of cats
Morphemes:
Affix: cat
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
Affix: waul
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To wail, to cry plaintively.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs