Meow
interjection
The sound a cat makes.
The cat says meow when it wants food
Often appears as...
- meow like a cat
- loud meow
verb
To make a sound like the noise a cat makes.
The kids were pretending to be cats and meowing all afternoon
Often appears as...
- meow loudly
- meow softly
noun
The sound that a cat makes.
I woke up to the meow of my hungry cat
Often appears as...
- loud meow
- soft meow
interjection
The sound a cat makes.
The cat says meow when it wants food
Often appears as...
- meow like a cat
- loud meow
verb
To make a sound like the noise a cat makes.
The kids were pretending to be cats and meowing all afternoon
Often appears as...
- meow loudly
- meow softly
noun
The sound that a cat makes.
I woke up to the meow of my hungry cat
Often appears as...
- loud meow
- soft meow
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Expressing Wants
Cats meow to communicate needs or desires, like hunger.
You'll hear a meow when your cat is asking for food.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Interpretation
People may imitate 'meow' to mimic cats or be playful.
She said 'meow' playfully after seeing a cute kitten video.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention Seeking
A 'meow' can signal a cat's attempt to grab your attention.
The persistent meow at the door is my cat wanting to be let in.
Pro Tip 1/3Expressing Wants
Cats meow to communicate needs or desires, like hunger.
You'll hear a meow when your cat is asking for food.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Interpretation
People may imitate 'meow' to mimic cats or be playful.
She said 'meow' playfully after seeing a cute kitten video.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention Seeking
A 'meow' can signal a cat's attempt to grab your attention.
The persistent meow at the door is my cat wanting to be let in.
Pro Tip 1/3Expressing Wants
Cats meow to communicate needs or desires, like hunger.
You'll hear a meow when your cat is asking for food.
Pro Tip 2/3Human Interpretation
People may imitate 'meow' to mimic cats or be playful.
She said 'meow' playfully after seeing a cute kitten video.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention Seeking
A 'meow' can signal a cat's attempt to grab your attention.
The persistent meow at the door is my cat wanting to be let in.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
soft kind of how would we explain it it's it's almost like a little kind of it's not a meow but it's a sort of a soft little contact call that they make it's not a raw either and then they've got what's called a chuff you know a
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What's so funny about...
Your pets are happier than you are. So kitty cat, meow, happy happy happy, human beings, screwed. Completely and utterly -- so, screwed. But my point is, if we don't talk about this stuff,
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Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
Come on. Is it nice? And when our cats meow, there's one thing that almost every owner in the study said they did. Did you go hunting today? Talk back.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
soft kind of how would we explain it it's it's almost like a little kind of it's not a meow but it's a sort of a soft little contact call that they make it's not a raw either and then they've got what's called a chuff you know a
Video examples
What's so funny about...
Your pets are happier than you are. So kitty cat, meow, happy happy happy, human beings, screwed. Completely and utterly -- so, screwed. But my point is, if we don't talk about this stuff,
Video examples
Why Do Cats Miaow? PIPE...
Come on. Is it nice? And when our cats meow, there's one thing that almost every owner in the study said they did. Did you go hunting today? Talk back.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Danica McKellar
American Actress
I recognize that I have a unique position to be a role model to young girls because I am doing something that they consider glamorous, which is acting, and yet I took a time to really get my education and study mathematics, and I think math is the cat's meow.
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Roderick Strong
Austin Theory's young, super-talented and thinks he's the cat's meow. But I'm just going to punish him. It's going to be pretty funny to see his eyes after the first few minutes when he realizes that there's nowhere to run.
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Peter Orszag
American Economist
For example, I was privileged to be working at the White House under the Clinton administration and had not finished my Ph.D., and I thought I was the cat's meow.
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Jeb Bush
American Politician
I don't wake up each morning saying, 'Oh, wow, it's me. I think I'm the cat's meow. I'm the best.
Quote examples
Danica McKellar
American Actress
I recognize that I have a unique position to be a role model to young girls because I am doing something that they consider glamorous, which is acting, and yet I took a time to really get my education and study mathematics, and I think math is the cat's meow.
Quote examples
Roderick Strong
Austin Theory's young, super-talented and thinks he's the cat's meow. But I'm just going to punish him. It's going to be pretty funny to see his eyes after the first few minutes when he realizes that there's nowhere to run.
Quote examples
Peter Orszag
American Economist
For example, I was privileged to be working at the White House under the Clinton administration and had not finished my Ph.D., and I thought I was the cat's meow.
Quote examples
Jeb Bush
American Politician
I don't wake up each morning saying, 'Oh, wow, it's me. I think I'm the cat's meow. I'm the best.
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