Miauling

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. [1913 Webster]

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  • miauling — mi·aul || mɪ aÊŠl v. make the sound of a cat, cry like a cat …   English contemporary dictionary

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Miauled — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mi|aul — «mee OWL, L», noun, interjection, intransitive verb, transitive verb. = meow: (Cf. ↑meow) »a miauling kitten (Scott) …   Useful english dictionary

  • mioling — obs. form of miauling …   Useful english dictionary

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