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also miaow
as in yowl
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Recent Examples of meow
Then, eight days after the storm, Jonathon returned to their property to assess the damage and heard a meow.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
Candice Bergen made her mark quickly and then punctuated it with a pointed meow.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
The cat meows at me and bird-watches by the window facing the street.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 5 Aug. 2024
These days every Fantasia screening begins with a cacophony of meows — timed by the audience to start and stop at black leader.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
Candice Bergen made her mark quickly and then punctuated it with a pointed meow.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
The cat meows at me and bird-watches by the window facing the street.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 5 Aug. 2024
These days every Fantasia screening begins with a cacophony of meows — timed by the audience to start and stop at black leader.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for meow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meow
Noun
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As a shape-shifting rock poet — a prophet with a nasal yowl — Dylan and his opaque words were particularly attractive for theorists of the literary, musical and conspiratorial varieties.—
Corey Kilgannon,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The guitar riffs recall how Mastodon sounded circa Leviathan, paired with Blythe’s inimitable yowls.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The neo-classical residence, in addition to a mews house on nearby Kinnerton Street, was sold by Fairway Capital to an unidentified U.K. buyer.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2025
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Gorgeous — there’s no way around it — with beamed ceilings, hardwoods throughout, half a block from the Washington Square mews … $4,995, 1-bedroom: Charming prewar with good bones and a ridiculously small kitchen.—
Nora DeLigter,
Curbed,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Pine bark fines can be used to help adjust the soil acidity for blueberry plantings. 41.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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The 18-karat yellow-gold case features a bark bezel and bracelet, while the dial sports sapphires and diamonds.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her little chirps are quite the fan-favorite at the sanctuary.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025
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Nature greeted me with the best welcome soundtrack: waves of silence bedecked with soft trickles from a nearby creek, the cheerful chirps from birds, and leaves rustled by a gentle breeze.—
Gabrielle Nicole Pharms,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Loud hums, squeaks, and rattles: While many old dishwashers do emit a loud hum, sometimes this can be caused by a problem with a pump.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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However, instead of a traditional meow, the kitten can only manage a tiny squeak.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.—
Charlie Cordero,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.—
David Lauter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.—
Taylor Giorno,
The Hill,
30 Dec. 2024
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There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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But Playtime: Fulfillment might as well be a commercial, as a bicycle courier, played by Kevin Hart’s daughter Heaven, zips past PlayStation characters like Kratos and Sackboy while her famous dad yaps in her ear.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2024
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Yappers, and those on the receiving end of their yap.—
Kate Lindsay,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Meow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meow. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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