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also miaow
as in yowl
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Recent Examples of meow
While pet-sitting for a client, Valente performed an impromptu operatic meow to grab the cat's attention for a photo—an effort that worked flawlessly.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
However, instead of a traditional meow, the kitten can only manage a tiny squeak.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
But cat owners know that a real cat’s meow can sometimes be anything but.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
However, instead of a traditional meow, the kitten can only manage a tiny squeak.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
But cat owners know that a real cat’s meow can sometimes be anything but.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meow
Noun
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Yes, that would be Post Malone, who convincingly simulated Kurt Cobain’s phlegmy yowls, rocking the mic as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic thrashed and crashed around him.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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Six months later the ones that got it right would be living in their own mews houses in Pimlico and looking fifteen years younger.—
Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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Bald Cypress Botanical Name: Taxodium distichum Sun Exposure: Full Soil Type: Moist Soil pH: Mildly acidic to neutral (5.5-7.0) Bald cypress' feathery leaves turn a beautiful russet red in fall before dropping and exposing the reddish-brown bark.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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Another is a painting of a tree from a bugs-eye view with messages written into the bark.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Budgie neural activity is so closely aligned with the chirps, warbles, and calls the birds produce that Long and his co-researchers could chart the undulating frequency of a call based on the signals of five neurons alone, with near exact precision.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
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Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.—
Dan Rubinstein,
Outside Online,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
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And if that’s not strange enough, this tiny creature barks, squeaks and even screams when threatened.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2025
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While not functional, the shiny cars served as props for young kids to vape, scroll on their phones, and screech on top of.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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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
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Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2025
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There was a riot of noise, the yaps and yelps of a hound pack fighting an animal on the ground.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Meow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meow. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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