me·ow (mē-ou′) n. 1. The cry of a cat.
2. Informal A malicious, spiteful comment.
intr.v. me·owed ,
me·ow·ing ,
me·ows To make the crying sound of a cat.
[Imitative .]
meow (mɪˈaʊ; mjaʊ ) , miaou or miaow ; miaul (mɪˈaʊl; mjaʊl ) vb (Zoology) (intr ) (of a cat) to make a characteristic crying sound
interj an imitation of this sound
me•ow (miˈaʊ, myaʊ) n. 1. the characteristic sound a cat makes.
2. a spiteful or catty remark.
v.i. 3. to make the sound of a cat.
4. to make a spiteful or catty remark.
[1870–75; imitative]
meow Past participle: meowedGerund: meowingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I meow you meow he/she/it meows we meow you meow they meow
Preterite I meowed you meowed he/she/it meowed we meowed you meowed they meowed
Present Continuous I am meowing you are meowing he/she/it is meowing we are meowing you are meowing they are meowing
Present Perfect I have meowed you have meowed he/she/it has meowed we have meowed you have meowed they have meowed
Past Continuous I was meowing you were meowing he/she/it was meowing we were meowing you were meowing they were meowing
Past Perfect I had meowed you had meowed he/she/it had meowed we had meowed you had meowed they had meowed
Future I will meow you will meow he/she/it will meow we will meow you will meow they will meow
Future Perfect I will have meowed you will have meowed he/she/it will have meowed we will have meowed you will have meowed they will have meowed
Future Continuous I will be meowing you will be meowing he/she/it will be meowing we will be meowing you will be meowing they will be meowing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been meowing you have been meowing he/she/it has been meowing we have been meowing you have been meowing they have been meowing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been meowing you will have been meowing he/she/it will have been meowing we will have been meowing you will have been meowing they will have been meowing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been meowing you had been meowing he/she/it had been meowing we had been meowing you had been meowing they had been meowing
Conditional I would meow you would meow he/she/it would meow we would meow you would meow they would meow
Past Conditional I would have meowed you would have meowed he/she/it would have meowed we would have meowed you would have meowed they would have meowed
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. meow - the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb 1. meow - cry like a cat; "the cat meowed"let loose ,
let out ,
utter ,
emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
Translations
mňau
mau miau
miau
mjálm
ニャー
miau
miau
miau
mjav
mjau
meow - the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)