how to pronounce meow

/miːˈaʊ/

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meow is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of meow in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… cat lovers such as meow street and alley …”

meanings of meow

interjection:

Said in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.
Said to denote seductiveness, mimicking a growl.
The cry of a cat.

noun:

The cry of a cat.
The drug mephedrone.

verb:

Of a cat, to make its cry.

meow frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word meow occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.