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meow

noun

variants also miaow

Definition of meow

as in yowl

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Recent Examples of meow In the final scene of the series, when Lucy (Grace Van Patten) goes into the gas station to get coffee for her and Stephen (Jackson White) after Stephen effectively blew up this friend group, an adorable black cat lets out a loud meow just as Lucy’s walking out. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026 Soft meows and purring often reflect affection, though purring can also occur when a cat is nervous. — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025 After hearing desperate meows echoing from the drain, a 7-Eleven employee contacted PETA for help. — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025 Banner headlines pound away at us that vibe coding is invincible and the cat’s meow. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meow

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On a stifling summer afternoon, Brian Johnson is pumping his fist and letting loose his unholy yowl.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 July 2026
On the floor, hundreds of people convulse to Blanco Teta’s ravenous yowls and monster-truck basslines off their July album La debacle de las divas.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of yowl

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London mews house When Madonna first began dating Guy Ritchie in the late ’90s, the pair lived together in a two-bedroom, two-bathroom flat in South Kensington, London, that the director reportedly had already owned.

— Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
As Ross, Martin’s friend and confidante, Kevin Singer has the insinuating righteousness of a slinky cat, his line readings all mews and snarls.

— Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of mew

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The most famous item is a birch-bark saddle emblazoned with a prancing horse – the design from which the tomb takes its modern name.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 26 July 2026
The next week will see the Larson and Bronin stripping the bark off each other on the air and in mailboxes.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of bark

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What started as a creative chirp is now stitched into the vernacular—less insult, more itinerary, as the shift from the rink to the links has become engrained as hockey’s preferred therapy.

— Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Then, sit back and listen to the sweet chirp of birds, watch the butterflies, and enjoy the fragrances from your beautiful container garden.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of chirp

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Equally notable throughout the game was the angry screech, reserved for whenever the Czech Republic players had the ball — or worse — were given a free kick.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Guests range from ordinary commuters to figures like Cate Blanchett and Julian Casablancas, all subject to the same fluorescent lighting and ambient subway screech.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026

Definition of screech

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For aviation geeks or those who simply want to keep track of their plane’s unique flying data and route, squawk codes can be tracked on apps and websites like Flightradar24 and Flight Beacon.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
Air traffic control at Heathrow cleared the flight for a priority return after the pilots issued a squawk 7700 — the code for a general emergency.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Definition of squawk

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