Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animals, Petsmiaowmi‧aow British English, meow American English /miˈaʊ/ verb [intransitive] HBADHPif a cat miaows, it makes a crying sound —miaow noun [countable] The cat jumped away with a loud miaow.→ See Verb table ldoceonline.com