variants
chiefly US meow
or British miaow
1
: the cry of a cat
2
: a spiteful or malicious remark
meow
intransitive verb
(chiefly US) or British miaow
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But cat owners know that a real cat’s meow can sometimes be anything but.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
This little kitty purrs, walks, and even tumbles, giving my daughter all the fun of having another cat without the extra fur or midnight meows.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Then, eight days after the storm, Jonathon returned to their property to assess the damage and heard a meow.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
This little kitty purrs, walks, and even tumbles, giving my daughter all the fun of having another cat without the extra fur or midnight meows.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Then, eight days after the storm, Jonathon returned to their property to assess the damage and heard a meow.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Meow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meow. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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