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meow

Sometimes ·dz,

[mee-ou, myou]

noun

  1. the characteristic sound a cat makes.

  2. a spiteful or catty remark.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make the sound of a cat.

  2. to make a spiteful or catty remark.

meow

/ mjaʊl, mjaʊ, mɪˈaʊl, mɪˈaʊ /

verb

  1. (intr) (of a cat) to make a characteristic crying sound

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an imitation of this sound

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of meow1

First recorded in 1870–75; imitative
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

He would eat and then meow to leave.

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The Texas bill purports to ban such "non-human behaviors" as "using a litter box," "barking, meowing, hissing" and "licking oneself."

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Dodger Stadium organist Dieter Ruehle has a long memory, playing a “meow” sound effect after each strikeout Wednesday.

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“By the time we got to the back, I heard this very faint meowing.”

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Other books showed a warmer, more playful side, such as in “Bark, George,” about a dog that meows.

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