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The Collaborative International Dictionary
meow

Mew \Mew\, v. i. [Of imitative origin; cf. G. miauen.] To cry as a cat. [Written also meaw, meow.]
--Shak.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
meow

representation of cat sound, 1842, earlier miaow, miau, meaw (1630s). Of imitative origin, compare French miaou, German miauen, Persian maw, Japanese nya nya, Arabic nau-nau, and Joyce's mrkgnao. In Chinese, miau means "cat." As a verb by 1630s, meaw, also meawle. Compare Old French miauer "to meow, caterwaul." Related: Meowed; meowing.

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meow

interj. 1 The cry of a cat. 2 Said in reply to a spiteful or catty comment. 3 Said to denote seductiveness, mimicking a growl. n. The cry of a cat. vb. (context intransitive English) Of a cat, to make its cry.

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WordNet
meow

  1. n. the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) [syn: mew, miaou, miaow]

  2. v. cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" [syn: mew]

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Meow (disambiguation)

Meow is an imitative word for a sound made in cat communication. It may also refer to:

Meow

A meow , also spelled miaow, is the most familiar vocalization of cats. A meow can be assertive, plaintive, friendly, bold, welcoming, attention soliciting, demanding, or complaining. It can even be silent, where the cat opens its mouth but does not vocalize. Adult cats rarely meow to each other, and so adult meowing to human beings is likely to be a post-domestication extension of mewing by kittens.

Meow (cat)

Meow ( 2010 – May 5, 2012), also known as Meow the fat cat, was a male domestic cat who attracted international attention when an animal shelter publicized efforts to slim him down, in an attempt to have him adopted. However, Meow died of lung failure two weeks after entering the animal shelter, on May 5, 2012. He was the world's heaviest cat at his time of death, weighing .

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Usage examples of "meow".

On the counter behind her the cat, Bossy, was sitting patiently, but as soon as the cat saw me she jumped down, meowed a greeting and twined herself around my ankles, curled herself about my legs.

At that moment I heard a sort of growling meow and felt the familiar furry shape of Bossy slither round my legs.

Gustav-Adolf, drawn by the scent of catnip, meowed loudly and fell in line behind him.

There was a soft, rumbling meow and a small thump as Zipp uncoiled from the foot of the bed and leaped onto the sill.

Ignoring the suggestive meows of the cats, the barking of the dogs, and the shouts from outside, she concentrated on making coffee.

RK pulled his paw back, looked up at her with a hurt expression in widened eyes, and meowed reproachfully, as befitted a misunderstood cat who had been wronged by someone he trusted.

Grunts and bellows, hisses and squawks, meows and chitterings and even a few pathetic squeaks broke the silence of the desert.

She cuddled the ball of fluff to her cheek and the kitten gave a squeaky meow.

When Father Stanislaw told him, Drew ignored everything - Arlene's hand on his shoulder, the meow of the cats outside, the memory of Mike's blood dribbling salty past his lips.

But then the cat's meow became a lion's roar and a huge paw shot out, hooking Kelsey under the shoulder blade.

I can well imagine that somewhere far off, 150 miles away, a ship's watch looked up, startled, and later reported the oddest thing, that he thought he heard a cat's meow coming from three o'clock.

Piedmont meowed and butted her in the ribs, then walked prickly-pawed across her lap, slinking his fat tail beneath her chin.

They have cats, meow, little furry mammals, domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica, that's what the Big Book says.