MEOW

meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul

(noun) the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)

meow, mew

(verb) cry like a cat; “the cat meowed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Interjection

meow

The cry of a cat.

Said in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.

Said to denote seductiveness, mimicking a growl.

Synonyms

• nyao

Noun

meow (plural meows)

The cry of a cat.

(UK, slang, uncountable) The drug mephedrone.

Synonyms: drone, meow meow

Verb

meow (third-person singular simple present meows, present participle meowing, simple past and past participle meowed)

(intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry.

Synonyms

• mew

Source: Wiktionary


Me*ow", v. i. & n.

Definition: See 6th and 7th Mew.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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