mauled

Example Sentences

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It clawed and miauled at the lattice-work of lath, and its caterwauling became like the cry of a child, so like that it woke Annie from her sleep, and still kept on.

From Annie Kilburn : a Novel by Howells, William Dean

Because she knew Marco was in the cellar, she felt she had a friend who would assist her, and she miauled appealingly.

From The Lost Prince by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

The cat miauled again, this time very anxiously indeed.

From The Lost Prince by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

“A heroic deed, my dear Nothafft,” he miauled.

From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson

Some of those shells screeched and some miauled like huge cats hurtling through the air to spring on their prey.

From Fanny Goes to War by Washington, Pat Beauchamp