Antonyms for meow


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : mee-ou, myou
Phonetic Transcription : miˈaʊ, myaʊ


Definition of meow

Origin :
  • representation of cat sound, 1842, earlier miaow, miau, meaw (1630s). Of imitative origin, cf. French miaou, German miauen, Persian maw, Japanese nya nya, Arabic nau-nau, and Joyce's mrkgnao. In Chinese, miau means "cat." As a verb by 1630s, meaw, also meawle. Cf. Old French miauer "to meow, caterwaul." Related: Meowed; meowing.
  • As in cry : noun calling out; yelling
  • As in cry : verb call out, yell
Example sentences :
  • "Meow," my father said, and I believed my heart broke then and there.
  • Extract from : « My Father, the Cat » by Henry Slesar
  • He would bleed her, and his French—la, my cat can meow better French.
  • Extract from : « The Red City » by S. Weir Mitchell
  • "They meow and cry like everything on the back fence," said the third fiddler.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. » by David Cory
  • That is what dogs do when they bay at the moon, cats when they meow, and the birds when they sing.
  • Extract from : « Musical Memories » by Camille Saint-Sans
  • But if Wright did not understand me, as I hoped he would not, my husband did, and his inevitable "Meow!"
  • Extract from : « Mavis of Green Hill » by Faith Baldwin
  • Why, if they wanted to stand on their heads and meow like cats, I would bark an accompaniment cause I like them so.
  • Extract from : « Living Up to Billy » by Elizabeth Cooper
  • Then at its highest and loudest there was a prolonged "meow" and silence, followed finally by the sweet chant of the Song-sparrow.
  • Extract from : « Two Little Savages » by Ernest Thompson Seton
  • He "meow'd" with caution once or twice, as he went; then jumped to the roof of the woodshed and thence to the ground.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • The Persian gave a meow of greeting, then walked up and rubbed against Barby's legs.
  • Extract from : « The Electronic Mind Reader » by John Blaine
  • She was talking very fast,—in her meow talk, you know,—and behind her stood Mother Sue with the kitten in her mouth.
  • Extract from : « Little Mitchell » by Margaret W. Morley

Synonyms for meow

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