Definitions for meow

meow me·ow

Spelling: [mee-ou, myou]
IPA: /miˈaʊ, myaʊ/

Meow is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 30 anagrams from letters in meow (emow).

Definitions for meow

noun

  1. the characteristic sound a cat makes.
  2. a spiteful or catty remark.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make the sound of a cat.
  2. to make a spiteful or catty remark.

Origin of meow

First recorded in 1870-75; imitative

Examples for meow

That is what dogs do when they bay at the moon, cats when they meow, and the birds when they sing.

He "meow'd" with caution once or twice, as he went; then jumped to the roof of the woodshed and thence to the ground.

"meow," my father said, and I believed my heart broke then and there.

She was talking very fast,—in her meow talk, you know,—and behind her stood Mother Sue with the kitten in her mouth.

The Persian gave a meow of greeting, then walked up and rubbed against Barby's legs.

Why, if they wanted to stand on their heads and meow like cats, I would bark an accompaniment cause I like them so.

He would bleed her, and his French—la, my cat can meow better French.

"They meow and cry like everything on the back fence," said the third fiddler.

Then at its highest and loudest there was a prolonged "meow" and silence, followed finally by the sweet chant of the Song-sparrow.

But if Wright did not understand me, as I hoped he would not, my husband did, and his inevitable "meow!"

Word Value for meow
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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