miaow

«miaow» in Mova's school dictionary: the sound a cat makes — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (miaow, miaows, miaowed, miaowing); noun (a miaow); interjection (miaow!)

meaning for a pupil

1) A miaow is the sound a cat makes. tree →

2) To miaow is to make that sound. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories, poems and everyday talk about pets; in English lessons, it is an example of onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like its meaning).

examples

• The kitten gave a little miaow. tree →
• «Miaow!» said the cat at the door. tree →
• Our cat miaows when she is hungry. tree →
• The cat miaowed all night. tree →
• «Miaow» is an onomatopoeia. tree →
• I heard a sad miaow from the tree. tree →

note

UK spelling «miaow»; also «meow» (US and common everywhere) and «mew». Past: miaowed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «miaow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.