miaul

Examples

• All

• The kitten's constant miaul woke me up early this morning.

• She heard the miaul of a stray cat echoing in the alleyway.

• The cat let out a loud miaul.

• I heard a soft miaul from the other room.

• The kitten's loud miaul was a call for attention from its owner.

• As dusk fell, the soft miaul of a cat could be heard in the quiet neighborhood.

• She could distinguish the sound of a happy miaul coming from the playful cat.

Synonyms

M

meow

vsmiaul

48 1.0

A short sound that a cat makes

is the same cry expressed using another form

M

mew

vsmiaul

3 6.7

A soft high sound that a kitten makes

is the general cat cry not limited to soft high tones

M

miaow

vsmiaul

• UK

1 8.7

A short high sound that a cat makes

is the same cat sound expressed in another form

M

mewing

vsmiaul

1 1.0

A short high sound made by a cat or young bird

is the general cat cry rather than brief juvenile sounds

C

caterwaul

vsmiaul

• Literature

1 9.6

A loud high pitched crying sound made by a cat

is a normal cat cry that is not loud and wailing

S

silent miaow

vsmiaul

• UK

8.7

A very quiet sound a cat makes by opening its mouth with almost no sound

is the general audible cat cry rather than barely heard ones

H

happy murr

vsmiaul

• Archaic

9.9

A soft sound a cat makes when it feels pleased

is the general cat cry without the clear contentment meaning

P

playful meow

vsmiaul

4.5

A light, friendly sound a cat makes to invite play

is the broader cat cry not tied to playful intent

How Loud

caterwaul

• Literature

1 9.6

yowl

3 7.2

miaul

9.9

meow

48 1.0

mew

3 6.7

Surface Forms

Etymology