meow
noun
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
Example Sentences
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Nor could Suki, who utters only cute cat meows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Asked, for instance, if he meows to his cats, Jonathan B. Losos, an evolutionary biologist and author of the book, “The Cat’s Meow: How Cats Evolved From the Savanna to Your Sofa,” wouldn’t deny it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
This behavioral flexibility showed up clearly in the data, with meows displaying much greater variation within the same individual cat.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
We were greeted by a chorus of barks and meows from the patients scattered throughout the waiting area.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
