Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miaul

/ˈmjaʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-aul
IPA: /ˈmjaʊl/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cry of a cat.

Dated

verb

To give the cry of a cat.

Dated; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

""or Lady Penelope is miauling like a starved cat !""
"It was quite an expedition that Ida met, a kind of elfin's rout it looked in the moonlight, children and animals and a fairy-like presence with a face like a moon-lily, all scampering and squealing and whoofing and miauling in a merry game they were making of their progress."

Etymology

Compare French miauler, of imitative origin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

miauls (plural) meowl (alternative) miauls (present, singular) miauling (participle, present) miauled (participle, past) miauled (past)

Synonyms

miaow meow mew miaou

Rhymes With

foul towel powell owl bowel vowel howl growl fowl neither fish nor fowl cowl prowl

Questions

How do you pronounce miaul?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmjaʊl/.
What does miaul mean?: The cry of a cat.
Where does miaul come from?: Compare French miauler, of imitative origin.

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