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meow
noun me·ow \mē-ˈau̇\
: the crying sound made by a cat
Full Definition of MEOW
1
: the cry of a cat
2
: a spiteful or malicious remark
— meow intransitive verb
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Variants of MEOW
me·ow also mi·aow \mē-ˈau̇\
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Origin of MEOW
imitative
First Known Use: 1582
Rhymes with MEOW
Aargau, allow, and how, ant cow, as how, avow, Belau, Bissau, bowwow, Breslau, cacao, cahow, Callao, cash cow, chowchow, chow chow, Cracow, Dachau, Davao, Donau, endow, enow, erenow, eyebrow, gangplow, Hankow, hausfrau, haymow, highbrow, hoosegow, jiao, Jungfrau, know-how, kowtow, Kraków, landau, lowbrow, luau, Lucknow, Macao, mau-mau, Moscow, nohow, Palau, powwow, sea cow, snowplow, somehow, Spandau, Zwickau
MEOW Defined for Kids
1meow
noun me·ow \mē-ˈau̇\
Definition of MEOW for Kids
: the cry of a cat
2meow
verb
me·owedme·ow·ing
Definition of MEOW for Kids
: to make the cry of a cat
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