MIAOU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does miaou mean? 

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

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

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

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

1. make a cat-like sound

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MIAOU (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 ("miaou" is a kind of...):

cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)

Derivation:

miaou (make a cat-like sound)

• MIAOU (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a cat-like sound

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

miaou; miaow

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

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

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

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