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# miaow

verb (miaow, miaows, miaowed, miaowing); noun (a miaow); interjection (miaow!)

«miaow» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A miaow is the sound a cat makes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miaow/#m1)
2. To miaow is to make that sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miaow/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories, poems and everyday talk about pets; in English lessons, it is an example of onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like its meaning).

### Examples

- The kitten gave a little miaow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miaow/#x1)
- «Miaow!» said the cat at the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miaow/#x2)
- Our cat miaows when she is hungry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miaow/#x3)
- The cat miaowed all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miaow/#x4)
- «Miaow» is an onomatopoeia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miaow/#x5)
- I heard a sad miaow from the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miaow/#x6)

### Note

UK spelling «miaow»; also «meow» (US and common everywhere) and «mew». Past: miaowed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «miaow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/miaow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«miaow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/miaow.html) on Mova free.