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Meanings of miaow in English

Portuguese
miado
Catalan
marrameu
Spanish
miau

The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)

        miado
        Usage of miaow in English
        1
        Upon the music came the sudden unearthly miaow of a cat.
        The Spanish Chest
        2
        A cat vibratoed a miaow and rubbed itself against his legs.
        Lockdown
        3
        Vets say he has a 80 per cent chance of being able to miaow again.
        The Irish Times
        4
        She opened her mouth in a silent miaow; her flashing incisors didn't look too romantic.
        The Irish Times
        5
        There was quite a miaow factor at court.
        The Guardian
        6
        While the sparrows chirp, and the cats miaow
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 23, 1892
        7
        A less effective precaution is to sit up all night near the vegetable garden and miaow.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 9, 1919
        8
        They creep into your Facebook feed, they skulk on Twitter, they miaow at you from Vine.
        The Guardian
        9
        A short "miaow," a spitting, and a rush into silence, spoke reassuringly of cats.
        Twelve Stories and a Dream
        10
        A plaintive miaow sounded from the kitchen.
        Ralestone Luck
        11
        More, he promptly darted in and sprang upon Anne's lap with a half-pleading, half-triumphant "miaow."
        Anne of the Island
        12
        I heard a cat miaow.
        The Ocean at the End of the Lane
        13
        It is Hattori's opinion that every tail swish, whisker twitch, ear flick and miaow is a subtle telegraphing of an animal's desires.
        The Guardian
        14
        I heard a miaow behind me, and turning, saw a lean white cat, very dirty, on the cistern cover outside the window.
        The Invisible Man
        15
        But "Twenty-ten" itself, this monumental, epochal year to end all years, arrived last week with more of a miaow than a roar.
        The Guardian
        16
        No longer do we hear the roar of our successful monetary policy but rather the miaow of a domestic cat ready to be trained.
        The Irish Times
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        Translations for miaow
        Portuguese
        miadomiau
        Spanish
        miau
        Miaow through the time