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  • noun Plural form of miaow.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miaow.

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Examples

  • He miaows in a harsh voice and a great deal more than he need [s].

    Archive 2009-06-01 AYDIN 2009

  • Having a break I heard the cat come in through the bedroom window (it was the last warm day of the year and I was taking advantage of it) accompanied by some muffled miaows.

    Pickle the Hunter Jonathan 2008

  • Having a break I heard the cat come in through the bedroom window (it was the last warm day of the year and I was taking advantage of it) accompanied by some muffled miaows.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Jonathan 2008

  • 'Don't they know we recognise each other by our miaows?' she says.

    Shakespeare and the Cat Lauri 2009

  • He miaows in a harsh voice and a great deal more than he needs.

    From the laws of the cats AYDIN 2009

  • Can you hear all the woofs over at Sweetnicks and miaows at Eat Stuff?

    Archive 2005-10-01 Nupur 2005

  • This morning he met me outside my bedroom door when I opened it, and he said a very long sentence in high pitched miaows!

    sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2004

  • He doesn't seem okay unfortunately, he is acting unwell and making tiny little miaows and his eyes are all huge and scaredy-looking.

    sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2001

  • I renewed my acquaintance with the inimitable cat which arches its back, elevates its tail and miaows on the bench outside, its ginger-colored coat relieved against the cool blue-grays of the stone wall.

    The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 Various

  • They give little surprised miaows and questioning glances.

    The Mason-Bees Jean-Henri Fabre 1869

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