MIAULING

Verb

miauling

present participle of miaul

Noun

miauling (plural miaulings)

(dated) The cry of a cat.

Presently they were aware of the cry of a Cat, and its miaulings; and the patch of red unguent on the floor parted and they beheld a tawny Cat with an arched back.

Source: Wiktionary


MIAUL

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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