How to Use meow in a Sentence

meow

noun
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  • The North Face Cat’s Meow ($169) is, well, the cat’s meow.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The cat stood at my feet, gazed up, issued an assertive meow and headed for the door to the garage.
    — Philip Chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Grab your tickets right meow, and get ready to laugh till your sides hurt.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Jan. 2018
  • The sounds of squawks and meows could be heard as chickens and stray cats roamed among the vehicles.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • For every kid in the compound, the sound of that door was a cat’s meow to a family of mice.
    — Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
  • What is the meaning of a cat’s meow that grows louder and louder?
    — Anthony Ham, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The first meow is rather standard and calm, and the second one is a bit more urgent-sounding.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Book meow to schedule a time to visit their foster cats and support the café.
    — Cyndi Schramm, Houston Chronicle, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Rouge your knees, grab someone who is the cat’s meow and maybe get zozzled at this night of retro romance.
    — Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The toy, created for elder care, can blink, meow and roll over.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The lack of morning meows and scattering of loose cat toys sent me reeling with grief.
    — Hannah Baxter, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This print will dress up any office or living room wall, all thanks to your dog’s bark or your cat’s meow.
    — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2016
  • Head Cat James Corden was tapped to lead the class, tuning up their voices with a chorus of meows.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Her owner, Stephen, who plays in a band, gave Mary-Jane a part on vocals with her special meow.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2018
  • While aiming for each target, 20 healthy young adults heard a unique sound such as a meow, drumroll or bell.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024
  • This conversation piece is the cat's meow, and is over 75% off for our members!
    — Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Looking for a meow-tropolis to move to with your furry feline friend?
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2019
  • Get your bark and meow on — September is full of events for you and your pets, with chances to adopt new animal friends, learn new tricks and strut your mutt.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Who could resist watching Dash flail about in a tornado, and then promptly stop and let out a very earnest cat meow?
    — USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Even though Laura the piglet speaks in oinks and Marina in meows, the two have formed a sweet and inseparable bond.
    — Maria Yagoda, PEOPLE.com, 8 June 2018
  • Many believe their dogs and cats can respond with barks or meows that communicate hunger, fear, or simply the need to pee.
    — National Geographic, 28 Mar. 2016
  • Many believe their dogs and cats can respond with barks or meows that communicate hunger, fear, or simply the need to pee.
    — National Geographic, 28 Mar. 2016
  • The frog chorus from the bordering creek is boisterous, and the catbirds meow from the cottonwoods.
    — Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2017
  • Occasionally, one of the cats meows, begging to be let out.
    — Christine Fennessy, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The audience also goes into awwww mode when the parrot meows.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Our two large cats could fit into this carrier without a word (or meow) or complaint from either of them.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
  • All your burning questions about felines (Do lions and tigers meow?
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Those of you who are lucky enough to be considered a friend will get to hear his deep, husky meow. Come down and meet Dumbledore, resident king of magic and blues.
    — sacbee, 15 Dec. 2017
  • One such peg, for example, turns each musical note into a cat’s meow.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The kit also includes cardboard pegs that change the piano’s sound — one peg turns all the notes into different cat meows, for example.
    — Time, 17 Jan. 2018

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