Meow
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Meow (said: "mee-YOWH" ) is a sound made by cats.
Cats usually meow to express hunger or when they are annoyed, or to ask for attention. Wild cats also meow, but not as much as domesticated cats in homes do.
Many words that are animal sounds are onomatopoeias. This means they sound like what they are. Other animal onomatopoeias are:
- woof
- bow-wow
- squeak
- oink
- moo
- cheep
- roar (also spelled as "rawr")
- howl