meow /miˈaʊ/exclamation 3noun 2verb 1forms 3phrases 2 exclamation3 •Used to indicate the cry of a cat. •(informal) Used in reply to a spiteful or catty comment. •(informal) Used to express seductiveness, mimicking a growl. noun2 •The cry of a cat.A cat’s meow and a cow’s moo, I can recite them all / Just tell me where it hurts you, honey — 1968 •(UK, slang) The drug mephedrone. verb1 •Of a cat, to make its cry.The cat meows at me and bird-watches by the window facing the street. Sometimes I bird-watch with him because the older I get, the more interested I get in birds lol. — 2024 formsmeowed · meowing · meows Phrases with meow cat's meowA highly sought-after and fancy example of something. dogs bark, cats meowUsed to introduce something seen as inevitable or totally commonplace.