meow

Other spellings

• miaow

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /miˈaʊ̯/ or /mjaʊ̯/

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Noun

Singular meow

Plural meows

1. (countable) A meow is the crying sound a cat makes.

   He heard a soft meow from behind the sofa.

Verb

Plain form meow

Third-person singular meows

Past tense meowed

Past participle meowed

Present participle meowing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If a cat meows, it makes a crying sound.

   The cat meowed when it was fed.