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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