1) Cry 2) Howl 3) Whine 4) Yell 5) Yowl 1) Exclusively Anglo word 2) Exclusively Saxon word 3) Screech 4) Shrill howl 5) To cry as cats in heat 6) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins 7) Word of purely Anglo origin 8) Yowl 
• (v. i.) To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise. • (n.) A caterwauling.
The cry of a cat during calling time. 
Cat'er·waul intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Caterwauled ; present participle & verbal noun Caterwauling .] [ Cat + waul , wawl , to cry as a cat.] To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, off...
[n] - the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
A loud, shrill cry.
noun the yowling sound made by a cat in heat