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Miauling

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.

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miauling

n. (context dated English) The cry of a cat. vb. (present participle of miaul English)

Usage examples of "miauling".

They had thrown the doll on the floor, and Eponine, the elder, was dressing the kitten, in spite of her miaulings and contortions, with a lot of clothes and red and blue rags.