meow

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /miˈaʊ̯/, /mjaʊ̯/

Interjection

1. The cry of a cat.
2. Said in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.
3. Said to denote seductiveness, mimicking a growl.

Synonyms

• nyao

Translations

• French: miaou
• German: miau
• Italian: miao
• Portuguese: miau
• Russian: мя́у
• Spanish: miau, ñau, ñew

Noun

meow (plural meows)

1. The cry of a cat.
2. (UK, slang, uncountable) The drug mephedrone.

   Synonyms: drone, meow meow

Translations

• French: miaou, miaulement, nyaw
• German: Miau, Gemiaue, Gemaunze, Miauen
• Italian: miao
• Portuguese: miado
• Russian: мяу́кание
• Spanish: maullido

Translations

• Russian: мефедрон

Verb

meow (meows, present participle meowing; past and past participle meowed)

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

Synonyms

• mew

Translations

• French: miauler
• German: miauen, maunzen, mauzen
• Italian: miagolare
• Portuguese: miar
• Russian: мяу́кать
• Spanish: maullar, hacer miau

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