interjection · rare

meow

няв

мяу

miau, maunz

Used to indicate the cry of a catUsed to indicate the cry of a cat.

/miˈaʊ/

» All the cats were meowing loudly.

Meaning

3 senses

109 sentences

All the cats were meowing loudly.
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A cat was meowing under my window.
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Tom heard a cat meowing in the tree.
deTom hörte eine Katze, die auf dem Baum miaute.
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The cats seemed to be meowing all night.
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A couple of cats were meowing outside my window.
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9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

cry of a cat:

Русский

By meaning 1

cry of a cat:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

cry of a cat:

Alteration of earlier mew, from Middle English mewen, mouwen (“to mew, meow”), of onomatop

Alteration of earlier mew, from Middle English mewen, mouwen (“to mew, meow”), of onomatopoeic origin.

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7 synonyms