meow
Used to indicate the cry of a catUsed to indicate the cry of a cat.
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» All the cats were meowing loudly.
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3 sensesUsed to indicate the cry of a cat.
miau, maunz
мя́уmjáu
нявnjav
(colloquial)Used in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.
(colloquial)Used to express seductiveness, mimicking a growl.
Examples
109 sentencesAll the cats were meowing loudly.
A cat was meowing under my window.
Tom heard a cat meowing in the tree.
deTom hörte eine Katze, die auf dem Baum miaute. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The cats seemed to be meowing all night.
A couple of cats were meowing outside my window.
Translations
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Origin
Alteration of earlier mew, from Middle English mewen, mouwen (“to mew, meow”), of onomatopAlteration of earlier mew, from Middle English mewen, mouwen (“to mew, meow”), of onomatopoeic origin.
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