The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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