miaow

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A short "miaow," a spitting, and a rush into silence, spoke reassuringly of cats.

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  • When he heard the "miaow" of his little cat, he came and opened the door and gave me a picture-book to look at while he continued his reading. —  The Memoirs of General the Baron de Marbot
  • The miaow is coming from under a bush quite near the end of the path where there's a gate onto the street, so maybe the kitten just wandered off. —  Magazine - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - 2007-02 - February
  • It doesn't make things any easier for the Agency that most what's sold is fake--the bones are often from the cat family , but small ones that go "miaow" rather than enormous ones with stripes. —  Analog, July-August 2006
  • And what would a Pentax compact be without the option to set the shutter noise to miaow like a cat? —  CNET Australia
  • Purring is believed to be nature's way for kittens to 'talk' to mum, since they can nurse and purr at the same time, while they cannot nurse and miaow together. —  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
 

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