meow n 1: the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) [syn: {meow}, {mew}, {miaou}, {miaow}, {miaul}] v 1: cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" [syn: {meow}, {mew}]
Meow \Me*ow"\, v. i. & n. See 6th and 7th {Mew}. [1913 Webster]
Mew \Mew\, v. i. [Of imitative origin; cf. G. miauen.] To cry as a cat. [Written also {meaw}, {meow}.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "meow": bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cry, give tongue, give voice, howl, low, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, neigh, nicker, pule, roar, screak, scream, screech, squall, squeak, squeal, troat, ululate, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl