This is the 13350th most frequent Russian word.
мяукает
"Мяукает" means "meows."
In this sentence, "мяукает" indicates the action of meowing performed by the cat to express its desire to eat.
Кошка громко мяукает, когда хочет есть.
The cat meows loudly when it wants to eat.
Here, "мяукает" is used to depict the simulated action of meowing attributed to a toy cat in the child's perspective.
Ребёнок говорит, что игрушечный кот тоже мяукает.
The child says that the toy cat also meows.
In this example, "мяукает" describes the meowing sound of the kitten as the singular audible element in the scene.