1. past tense and past participle of miaou; made a characteristic crying sound like a cat
Usage: chiefly British spelling; American English typically uses 'meowed'; informal

Examples

• The kitten miaoued loudly when it was hungry.
• She miaoued playfully at the cat, and it responded with its own sound.
• The stray cat miaoued from outside the window all night.
• He miaoued in jest, imitating the sound of a distressed feline.
• The mother cat miaoued to call her kittens back to the nest.