HOW TO PRONOUNCE
meow
/miˈaʊ/
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What does meow mean?
interjection
- Used to indicate the cry of a cat.
- Used in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.
- Used to express seductiveness, mimicking a growl.
More meanings (3)
noun
- The cry of a cat.
- (slang) The drug mephedrone.
verb
- Of a cat, to make its cry.
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IPA pronunciation
/miˈaʊ/
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“I won’t. I couldn’t meow that night, becuz auntie was watching me, but I’ll meow this time. Say—what’s that?”
Kitty had disappeared among the bushes along the old stone wall, but Peter had no trouble in finding him by the queer cries he was uttering, which were very like the meow of Black Pussy the Cat.