meow

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Other cat, the one without an actual voice, his meow is a whispered "Hah".

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  1. noun The cry of a cat.
  2. noun Informal A malicious, spiteful comment.
  3. intransitive verb To make the crying sound of a cat.

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  • The trouble is--meow, meow--she just wants to be 'friends' and she can't understand it when the guys get the wrong idea Jason Harnisch Yep--just one of the guys. —  AHMM,July-August2006
  • I heard a plaintive meow, and a deformed paw came out of the quilt and touched my face. —  AHMM, April 2002
  • Mel popped his head out with an unhappy meow, and everybody laughed. —  CourtingTrouble
  • Other cat, the one without an actual voice, his meow is a whispered "Hah". —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • If they would like to go out for example, then the pitch of the meow will be lower usually than it would if your cat would like to be fed. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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edacious. or meow. · cat's paw · cat-eyed · catnap · copycat · fat cat · buttered cat paradox · schrödinger's cat · hep cat · cat's meow · cat kisses

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