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Cacophony vs Caterwauling - What's the difference?

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Cacophony is a related term of caterwauling.


As nouns the difference between cacophony and caterwauling

is that cacophony is a mix of discordant sounds; dissonance while caterwauling is a sound that caterwauls.

As a verb caterwauling is

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cacophony

English

Noun

(cacophonies)
  • A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
  • * 1921-1922, ,
    • Not more unutterable could have been the chaos of hellish sound if the pit itself had opened to release the agony of the damned, for in one inconceivable cacophony was centered all the supernal terror and unnatural despair of animate nature.

    Antonyms

    * euphony * harmony

    Derived terms

    * cacophonic * cacophonous

    Related terms

    * cacophonous * dissonance * harmony

    caterwauling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sound that caterwauls.
  • * Eleanor H. Porter, Oh, Money! Money!
    • Now, I like a good tune what is a tune; but them caterwaulings and dirges that that chap Gray plays on that fiddle of his—gorry, Mr. Smith, I'd rather hear the old barn door at home squeak any day.