Miaul
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmjaʊl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Miaul is a noun meaning (intransitive, dated) To give the cry of a cat.
Meaning
(intransitive, dated) To give the cry of a cat.
More Meanings
- (dated) The cry of a cat.
Example Sentences
"or Lady Penelope is miauling like a starved cat !"
It was quite an expedition that Ida met, a kind of elfin's rout it looked in the moonlight, children and animals and a fairy-like presence with a face like a moon-lily, all scampering and squealing and whoofing and miauling in a merry game they were making of their progress.
Word Forms
- miauls
- miauling
- miauled
Synonyms for miaul
Depending on context, synonyms include miaow, meow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meow, wauling, mewl, mewling, wawling, miaowing.
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