Is It Meow or Miaow?

Spelling. 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.

Do cats meow or miaow?

All cats are going to meow to some extent—this is normal communication behavior. But some cats meow more than their pet parents would like. Bear in mind that some breeds of cats, notably the Siamese, are prone to excessive meowing and yowling.

Is miaow in the dictionary?

Miaow is used to represent the noise that a cat makes. He made a frightened noise a little like the miaow of a cat. Miaow is also a verb.