meown.

Brit.

/mɪˈaʊ/, U.S.

/miˈaʊ/

Forms: see meow v.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: meow int.

Etymology: < meow int. Compare earlier mew n.³

The cry of a cat; the action of uttering this. Cf. mew n.³

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow

meow1634

waw1763

mew1791

maw1820

meow1840

mewl1857

1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxiii. 161 ‘Miaw!’ was the reply... They had heard the loud miaw.

1866 M. E. Braddon Trail Serpent iv. v The feeble miauw of an invalid member of the feline species.

1879 ‘E. Garrett’ House by Wks. I. 80 He [sc. a cat] rose with a lazy mi-owe.

1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xvi. 159 He promptly darted in and sprang upon Anne's lap with a half-pleading, half-triumphant ‘miaow’.

1947 M. Lowry Under Volcano vi. 166 Provocative nocturnal meows.

1991 A. D. Foster Cat-a-lyst xiv. 208 The cat responded to Carter's presence with a couple of uncertain meows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

meowv.

Brit.

/mɪˈaʊ/, U.S.

/miˈaʊ/

Forms: 1600s meaw, 1600s– miau, 1800s me-yow, 1800s miauw, 1800s miaw, 1800s– meaow, 1800s– meeow, 1800s– meow, 1800s– miaouw, 1800s– miaow, 1800s– mieaou, 1800s– miow, 1800s– mi-owe, 1900s– meou; also Scottish 1800s miauve, 1800s– myawve, 1900s– meave, 1900s– myaue, 1900s– myauve, 1900s– myaw.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative (for parallels see meow int.).On the form meaw see note s.v. mew v.¹ On forms in -ao- compare note s.v. meow int.

intransitive. Of a cat: to make its characteristic cry. Also (in extended use): to imitate or produce a sound similar to the cry of a cat. Cf. maw v., mew v.¹

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [verb (intransitive)] > miaow

kewtc1440

maw1481

wraw1481

wrawl1596

maule1599

mewl1611

meow1632

miaul1632

yow1820

1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) To meaw, or meawle (as a cat), miauler.

1637 I. W. Valiant Scot ii. sig. E2^v The man a lawe..offer to fling and dingand downe the poore puscatt, but she meawed at him.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) To Miauve, to mew, as a cat, Buchan.

1878 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer vi. 67 ‘Will you meow?’ ‘Yes—and you meow back, if you get a chance.’

1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone III. 167 A stray cat came..and meeowed.

1929 R. Hughes High Wind in Jamaica ii. 50 Smelling here, miaowing, sniffing there, like cats in a new home.

1963 N. Bawden Secret Passage iv. 84 No one was saved except the ship's cat who came floating ashore.., riding on an old plank and miaowing like a banshee.

1975 J. Symons Three Pipe Probl. xvii. 174 It miaowed in faint protest, arched its back.

1992 Countryside Mar. 72/3 A catbird meows from atop a nearby tree.

Derivatives

meˈower n.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun]

cata800

bad?a1325

gibc1400

baudrons?a1500

house cat?1527

puss-cata1529

puss1533

puss1598

mewer1611

mewler1611

Tibert1616

malkina1627

grimalkin1630

meower1632

miauler1632

pussycat1698

pussy1699

tigerkin1849

moggie1911

pussums1912

mog1926

1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A meawer, or meawler, miauleur.

1958 P. De Vries Mackerel Plaza 233 She'll give you no trouble. Not a meower and a scratcher.

meˈowing n. and adj.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [adjective] > making sound

meowing1632

miauling1632

caterwaulingc1834

mewling1843

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow > miaowing

kewtingc1440

mewling1611

meowing1632

miauling1632

1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A meawing, or meawling, miaulement.

1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) Meawing, or meawling, miauleux.

1897 H. G. Wells Invisible Man xx. 157 A crowd..trying to see whence the miaowing came.

1986 Daily Express 18 Aug. 3 She heard a faint miaowing.

1990 BBC Wildlife July 474/2 The mother.., using a soft meowing call (not unlike a cat's) called the chicks through.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

meowint.

Brit.

/mɪˈaʊ/, U.S.

/miˈaʊ/

Forms: see meow v.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Similar representations of the cry of a cat (and corresponding nouns and verbs) are very widespread in numerous languages: compare e.g. German miau , Spanish miau , Russian mjau , Turkish miyav , Finnish miau , Chinese miāo , etc. The spellings with -ao- are probably partly after French miaou (1619; 1552 in Middle French as myault ; compare Old French miauwer to miaow (1288)). Compare miaul v., and also mew v.¹ and mewl v.

Representing the characteristic cry of a cat. In later use also as an exclamation implying spite or ‘cattiness’ in the person addressed (cf. cat n.¹ 2a).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [interjection] > miaow

meow1634

maw1692

yow1820

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow

meow1634

waw1763

mew1791

maw1820

meow1840

mewl1857

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > spite, malice > comment on cattiness [interjection]

puss1926

meow1937

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. 151 They..cryed with the Cats miau, miau.

1833 Penny Cycl. I. 372/2 The word mew would be more expressively written mieaou.

1862 H. Kingsley in Macmillan's Mag. June 112 ‘Pussey, pussey!’ she [sc. Mrs. O'Neil] began, ‘kitty, kitty, kitty! Miaow, miaow!’ (Mr. Malone had accumulated property in the cats' meat business.)

1873 Young Englishwoman May 217/2 ‘Meow!’ And an enormous cat came out.

1937 M. Irwin Stranger Prince 321 ‘Congratulations, sweetheart! I did not know you had secured him…’ ‘Miaow!’

1948 ‘E. Crispin’ Love lies Bleeding xii. 134 ‘I sometimes wonder if she has any deep emotions at all.’ ‘Miaouw,’ said Fen gently. Elspeth grinned. ‘All right, I am being catty.’

1965 L. Brain It's Free Country xv. 146 ‘P'raps she just likes men,’ said Howard. ‘Men with money,’ said Susan. ‘Miaow!’

1990 B. Bryson Mother Tongue ix. 146 A small furry quadruped that goes meow and sits comfortably on one's lap.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

n.1840

v.1632

int.1634

单词	meow
释义	meown. Brit. /mɪˈaʊ/, U.S. /miˈaʊ/ Forms: see meow v. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: meow int. Etymology: < meow int. Compare earlier mew n.³ The cry of a cat; the action of uttering this. Cf. mew n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow meow1634 waw1763 mew1791 maw1820 meow1840 mewl1857 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxiii. 161 ‘Miaw!’ was the reply... They had heard the loud miaw. 1866 M. E. Braddon Trail Serpent iv. v The feeble miauw of an invalid member of the feline species. 1879 ‘E. Garrett’ House by Wks. I. 80 He [sc. a cat] rose with a lazy mi-owe. 1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xvi. 159 He promptly darted in and sprang upon Anne's lap with a half-pleading, half-triumphant ‘miaow’. 1947 M. Lowry Under Volcano vi. 166 Provocative nocturnal meows. 1991 A. D. Foster Cat-a-lyst xiv. 208 The cat responded to Carter's presence with a couple of uncertain meows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). meowv. Brit. /mɪˈaʊ/, U.S. /miˈaʊ/ Forms: 1600s meaw, 1600s– miau, 1800s me-yow, 1800s miauw, 1800s miaw, 1800s– meaow, 1800s– meeow, 1800s– meow, 1800s– miaouw, 1800s– miaow, 1800s– mieaou, 1800s– miow, 1800s– mi-owe, 1900s– meou; also Scottish 1800s miauve, 1800s– myawve, 1900s– meave, 1900s– myaue, 1900s– myauve, 1900s– myaw. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative (for parallels see meow int.).On the form meaw see note s.v. mew v.¹ On forms in -ao- compare note s.v. meow int. intransitive. Of a cat: to make its characteristic cry. Also (in extended use): to imitate or produce a sound similar to the cry of a cat. Cf. maw v., mew v.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [verb (intransitive)] > miaow kewtc1440 maw1481 wraw1481 wrawl1596 maule1599 mewl1611 meow1632 miaul1632 yow1820 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) To meaw, or meawle (as a cat), miauler. 1637 I. W. Valiant Scot ii. sig. E2^v The man a lawe..offer to fling and dingand downe the poore puscatt, but she meawed at him. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) To Miauve, to mew, as a cat, Buchan. 1878 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer vi. 67 ‘Will you meow?’ ‘Yes—and you meow back, if you get a chance.’ 1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone III. 167 A stray cat came..and meeowed. 1929 R. Hughes High Wind in Jamaica ii. 50 Smelling here, miaowing, sniffing there, like cats in a new home. 1963 N. Bawden Secret Passage iv. 84 No one was saved except the ship's cat who came floating ashore.., riding on an old plank and miaowing like a banshee. 1975 J. Symons Three Pipe Probl. xvii. 174 It miaowed in faint protest, arched its back. 1992 Countryside Mar. 72/3 A catbird meows from atop a nearby tree. Derivatives meˈower n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] cata800 bad?a1325 gibc1400 baudrons?a1500 house cat?1527 puss-cata1529 puss1533 puss1598 mewer1611 mewler1611 Tibert1616 malkina1627 grimalkin1630 meower1632 miauler1632 pussycat1698 pussy1699 tigerkin1849 moggie1911 pussums1912 mog1926 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A meawer, or meawler, miauleur. 1958 P. De Vries Mackerel Plaza 233 She'll give you no trouble. Not a meower and a scratcher. meˈowing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [adjective] > making sound meowing1632 miauling1632 caterwaulingc1834 mewling1843 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow > miaowing kewtingc1440 mewling1611 meowing1632 miauling1632 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A meawing, or meawling, miaulement. 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) Meawing, or meawling, miauleux. 1897 H. G. Wells Invisible Man xx. 157 A crowd..trying to see whence the miaowing came. 1986 Daily Express 18 Aug. 3 She heard a faint miaowing. 1990 BBC Wildlife July 474/2 The mother.., using a soft meowing call (not unlike a cat's) called the chicks through. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). meowint. Brit. /mɪˈaʊ/, U.S. /miˈaʊ/ Forms: see meow v. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Similar representations of the cry of a cat (and corresponding nouns and verbs) are very widespread in numerous languages: compare e.g. German miau , Spanish miau , Russian mjau , Turkish miyav , Finnish miau , Chinese miāo , etc. The spellings with -ao- are probably partly after French miaou (1619; 1552 in Middle French as myault ; compare Old French miauwer to miaow (1288)). Compare miaul v., and also mew v.¹ and mewl v. Representing the characteristic cry of a cat. In later use also as an exclamation implying spite or ‘cattiness’ in the person addressed (cf. cat n.¹ 2a). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [interjection] > miaow meow1634 maw1692 yow1820 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow meow1634 waw1763 mew1791 maw1820 meow1840 mewl1857 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > spite, malice > comment on cattiness [interjection] puss1926 meow1937 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. 151 They..cryed with the Cats miau, miau. 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 372/2 The word mew would be more expressively written mieaou. 1862 H. Kingsley in Macmillan's Mag. June 112 ‘Pussey, pussey!’ she [sc. Mrs. O'Neil] began, ‘kitty, kitty, kitty! Miaow, miaow!’ (Mr. Malone had accumulated property in the cats' meat business.) 1873 Young Englishwoman May 217/2 ‘Meow!’ And an enormous cat came out. 1937 M. Irwin Stranger Prince 321 ‘Congratulations, sweetheart! I did not know you had secured him…’ ‘Miaow!’ 1948 ‘E. Crispin’ Love lies Bleeding xii. 134 ‘I sometimes wonder if she has any deep emotions at all.’ ‘Miaouw,’ said Fen gently. Elspeth grinned. ‘All right, I am being catty.’ 1965 L. Brain It's Free Country xv. 146 ‘P'raps she just likes men,’ said Howard. ‘Men with money,’ said Susan. ‘Miaow!’ 1990 B. Bryson Mother Tongue ix. 146 A small furry quadruped that goes meow and sits comfortably on one's lap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1840v.1632int.1634
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