MEOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does meow mean? 

• MEOW (noun)
  The noun MEOW has 1 sense:

1. the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)

  Familiarity information: MEOW used as a noun is very rare.

• MEOW (verb)
  The verb MEOW has 1 sense:

1. cry like a cat

  Familiarity information: MEOW used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

meow; mew; miaou; miaow; miaul

Hypernyms ("meow" is a kind of...):

cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)

Derivation:

meow (cry like a cat)

• MEOW (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cry like a cat

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

meow; mew

Context example:

the cat meowed

Hypernyms (to "meow" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

meow (the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this))