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also miaow
as in yowl
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Recent Examples of meow
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meow
Noun
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Yes, that would be Post Malone, who convincingly simulated Kurt Cobain’s phlegmy yowls, rocking the mic as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic thrashed and crashed around him.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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As a shape-shifting rock poet — a prophet with a nasal yowl — Dylan and his opaque words were particularly attractive for theorists of the literary, musical and conspiratorial varieties.—
Corey Kilgannon,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Six months later the ones that got it right would be living in their own mews houses in Pimlico and looking fifteen years younger.—
Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The neo-classical residence, in addition to a mews house on nearby Kinnerton Street, was sold by Fairway Capital to an unidentified U.K. buyer.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some have experienced smoke damage and may have looked dead in their bare winter appearance, but a scratch beneath the bark’s surface shows that many of the trees will regrow.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Sapsuckers peck a lacy pattern into the bark of certain trees, either consuming the sap that oozes out directly and/or eating the insects drawn to it.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.—
Dan Rubinstein,
Outside Online,
13 Mar. 2025
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Late Monday night, the first small chirps could be heard as the egg’s shell continued to open.—
Devyn Byers,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And if that’s not strange enough, this tiny creature barks, squeaks and even screams when threatened.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Mice typically produce pulses of ultrasonic squeaks that resemble syllables in human language.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2025
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While not functional, the shiny cars served as props for young kids to vape, scroll on their phones, and screech on top of.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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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
Noun
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Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2025
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There was a riot of noise, the yaps and yelps of a hound pack fighting an animal on the ground.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Meow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meow. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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