meow

variants also miaow

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of meow The video, liked 7.3 million times, first shows ginger cat Boo, sitting on the floor and letting out a meow—then pans to Motnik, who perfectly mimics the sound on the guitar. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 The first meow is rather standard and calm, and the second one is a bit more urgent-sounding. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025 With 80-plus looks and a Lana Del Rey soundtrack, the rest of the show was the cat’s meow. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025 The little meow belonged to Sunny-Loo, who must've hidden deep inside the Hide-a-Bed sofa when the Hansons' movers arrived and ended up stuck in the piece of furniture. Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meow
Noun
  • Some hockey teams have incorporated sound effects into their celebratory goal-horn noise—a cannon blast for the Columbus Blue Jackets, a cat’s yowl for the Florida Panthers.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • In the video, Shona—a Rhodesian ridgeback—sits in the back seat, letting out an intense yowl and staring fixedly out the window at something her owner couldn't see.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Social media has greatly intensified this process; peep a scene like phonk, which devolved from ‘90s Memphis rap homage to a sewage stream of electronic beats to lift weights and mew to.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
  • The three-story, brick house is in the middle of a tiny historic mews in the Murray Hill neighborhood.
    Vivian Marino, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Compounds in the plant’s twigs, leaves, and bark have also been recognized for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
  • Even North Korea made 50 bombs while famines forced its people to eat tree bark.
    John Seiler, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Similarly to smoke detectors, a carbon monoxide detector will produce a quiet chirp when the battery is low.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
  • Immediately after being traded and added to the team’s group chat, the chirps started flying. Bennett, who knocked Marchand out of a couple games of the playoffs last year with a controversial hit, was the first victim.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The gray puppy repeatedly makes silent barking motions until a high-pitched squeak finally escapes her mouth.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • Her squeaks and sighs are my favorite noises on earth.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The constant clang of metal and the screech of drills suggest the sort of work underway at a warehouse-turned-workshop in this Ukrainian city about 300 kilometers (180 miles) east of Kyiv.
    Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
  • The trio frantically scramble to stop the train, but as the film cuts to black, the sounds of glass shattering and the screech of wheels hammer in, yet again, that there’s no escape.
    Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • TikTok and Instagram Reels are rife with clips of two women sitting in a pink or beige studio and, in TikTok terms, having a yap about seemingly inconsequential matters.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Meow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meow. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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