meow as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
meow
noun
1 meow
The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this).
synonyms: mew, miaou, miaow, miaul.
Dutch: miauw, kattegejank, kattengejank
Polish: miauk
verb
1 meow
Cry like a cat:
— The cat meowed.
synonym: mew.
Roget 412:
cry,
roar,
bellow,
blare,
rebellow†;
growl,
snarl.
[specific animal sounds]
bark
[dog, seal];
bow-wow,
yelp
[dog];
bay,
bay at the moon
[dog, wolf];
yap,
yip,
yipe,
growl,
yarr†,
yawl,
snarl,
howl
[dog, wolf];
grunt,
gruntle†;
snort
[pig, hog, swine, horse];
squeak,
[swine, mouse];
neigh,
whinny
[horse];
bray
[donkey, mule, hinny, ass];
mew,
mewl
[kitten];
meow
[cat];
purr
[cat];
caterwaul,
pule
[cats];
baa†,
bleat
[lamb];
low,
moo
[cow, cattle];
troat†,
croak,
peep
[frog];
coo
[dove, pigeon];
gobble
[turkeys];
quack
[duck];
honk,
gaggle,
guggle
[goose];
crow,
caw,
squawk,
screech,
[crow];
cackle,
cluck,
clack
[hen, rooster, poultry];
chuck,
chuckle;
hoot,
hoo
[owl];
chirp,
cheep,
chirrup,
twitter,
cuckoo,
warble,
trill,
tweet,
pipe,
whistle
[small birds];
hum
[insects, hummingbird];
buzz
[flying insects, bugs];
hiss
[snakes, geese];
blatter†;
ratatat
[woodpecker].
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Moby thesaurus: bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cry, give tongue, give voice, howl, low, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, neigh, nicker, pule, roar, screak, scream, screech, squall, squeak, squeal, troat, ululate, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl ... show more.
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