miaul n 1: the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) [syn: {meow}, {mew}, {miaou}, {miaow}, {miaul}]
Miaul \Mi*aul"\, n. The crying of a cat. [1913 Webster]
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]