miaul verb.
[mɪ'ɔ:l] M17.[French miauler, of imit. origin.]1. verb intrans. Of a cat: miaow, mew, yowl. Of a person: cry or yowl like a cat.
M17.Punch Like the bursting of atomic bombs, Cats call to cats and Toms miaul to Toms.2. verb trans. Sing (a song etc.) in a manner derisively likened to the cry of a cat.
M19.■ G. Meredith The boy..concluded by miauling 'Amalia' in the triumph of contempt. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲