mewnoun [ C ]
uk/mjuː/us/mjuː/the soft crying sound that a cat makes
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miaow
purr verb
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- whimper
- woof
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
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mewverb [ I ]
uk/mjuː/us/mjuː/When a cat mews, it makes a soft crying sound.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- whimper
- woof
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
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