miaul Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
    meow; miaow; mew; miaou.

WordNet

Mi*aul" intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. miauler, of imitative origin, and E. mew. Cf. Mewl.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Miauled ; present participle & verbal noun Miauling
Definitions
  1. To cry as a cat; to mew; to caterwaul. Sir W. Scott.
Mi*aul" noun
Definitions
  1. The crying of a cat.

Webster 1913