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Miaul

Miaul \Mi*aul"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Miauled; p. pr. & vb. n. Miauling.] [Cf. F. miauler, of imitative origin, and E. mew. Cf. Mewl.] To cry as a cat; to mew; to caterwaul.
--Sir W. Scott.

Miaul

Miaul \Mi*aul"\, n. The crying of a cat.

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miaul

n. (context dated English) The cry of a cat. vb. (context intransitive dated English) To give the cry of a cat.

Usage examples of "miaul".

Because she knew Marco was in the cellar, she felt she had a friend who would assist her, and she miauled appealingly.

Sultan, her cat, who could have miauled the Miserere of Allegri at the Sistine Chapel, had filled her heart, and sufficed for the amount of passion which she possessed.