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Plaintive Pet Sound Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MEW which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%3Exact Match!
229%5 Made a small, plaintive sound, as a cat
329%3Plaintive sound

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "MEW" which means:

    noun
  • • The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
  • • The common gull of eurasia and northeastern north america
  • verb
  • • Cry like a cat
  • • Utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls
  • interjection
  • • A cat's (especially a kitten's) cry.
  • • A gull's cry.
  • • An exclamation of disapproval; boo.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The mew of a kitten is so cute and adorable."
  • • "I could hear the faint mew of a cat coming from the rooftop."

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