meow
Americannoun
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the characteristic sound a cat makes.
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a spiteful or catty remark.
verb (used without object)
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to make the sound of a cat.
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to make a spiteful or catty remark.
verb
interjection
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have meowedperfect
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has meowedperfect 3rd person singular
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am meowingprogressive 1st person singular
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is meowingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been meowingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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have been meowingperfect progressive
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are meowingprogressive
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meowingparticiple
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meowssingular 3rd person
Past
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had meowedperfect
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had been meowingperfect progressive
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were meowingprogressive plural
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meowedparticiple
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was meowingprogressive singular
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meowedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of meow
First recorded in 1870–75; imitative
Example Sentences
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A few years later, Maier was hired to work on what would become Meow Wolf’s first large-scale installation, Santa Fe’s “House of Eternal Return.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Everything in the space will have been created by Everything Is Terrible and Meow Wolf, including what seems like real found footage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The marriage of Everything Is Terrible and Meow Wolf is a match made in heaven.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Meow Wolf’s L.A. location will reimagine a ’90s movie theater with its takeover of the Cinemark at West L.A.’s Howard Hughes entertainment complex outside Culver City.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The mouth closed, another one opened, a cry came out of it, "Meow."
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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