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meow is used to show your emotions in a passionate way. it describes your feelings and actions and defines you as a source of species. it is a majestic. a meow or miaow is a cat vocalization. meows may have diverse tones and are sometimes chattered, murmured or whispered. adult cats rarely meow to each other, so an adult cat meowing to human beings is probably a post-domestication extension of meowing by kittens: a call for attention. in american english, the spelling "meow" was first used in 1842. before that, the word could be spelled "miaow", "miau", or "meaw". of any variant, the earliest attestation of a cat's cry in early modern english is from the 1630s. the standard meow is mid-length in duration and mid-pitched in tone and is the “asking for something” sound. the mewl, a short high-pitched meow, usually means “hello,” and can be accompanied by rubbing against your legs. a long, drawn-out meow usually means that your furry friend wants something specific, like dinner. the cat's meow is her way of communicating with people. cats meow for many reasons—to say hello, to ask for things, and to tell us when something's wrong. meowing is an interesting vocalization in that adult cats don't actually meow at each other, just at people.
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