MIAUL

meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul

(noun) the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

miaul (plural miauls)

(dated) The cry of a cat.

Synonyms

• miaow, meow

Verb

miaul (third-person singular simple present miauls, present participle miauling, simple past and past participle miauled)

(intransitive, dated) To give the cry of a cat.

Synonyms

• miaow, meow

Anagrams

• Umali, aumil, lumia, mulai

Source: Wiktionary


Mi*aul", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Miauled; p. pr. & vb. n. Miauling.] Etym: [Cf. F. miauler, of imitative origin, and E. mew. Cf. Mewl.]

Definition: To cry as a cat; to mew; to caterwaul. Sir W. Scott.

Mi*aul", n.

Definition: The crying of a cat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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