What's the difference between catty and meow?

Catty


Definition:

  • (n.) An East Indian Weight of 1 1/3 pounds.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Thomas Mann was catty about him behind his back, calling him second-rate; as well one writer might say of another whose sales and royalties outstrip one's own.
  • (2) It must have seemed a routine assignment for one of the Daily Mail's star columnists: a catty take on the death of Boyzone star Stephen Gately which pandered to the prejudices of its readers.
  • (3) She drops her voice to mimic the catty whispers: "'She doesn't know what she's talking about, silly woman, she must have been poorly advised.'"
  • (4) Now, it is possible that the Times is just being catty, implying something about the marriage – "Declaration of Independence", indeed – without having the goods or the guts to come right out and say it.
  • (5) Although the system did develop a rough measure of "cattiness", it struggled with variations in size, positioning, setting and complexity.
  • (6) "It stops there being any stories about bitchiness, cattiness, any kind of competition.
  • (7) The trend has been upwards, certainly since half-time at White Hart Lane last month, even if that particular afternoon had ended with his dismissal and that unpunished but catty scratch at Jan ­Vertonghen.
  • (8) Perpetual mean girl Madison Sinclair is as catty as ever, Principal Van Clemmons fondly remembers the chaos of Veronica’s detective hobby, and popular 09-ers Gia (Krysten Ritter) and Luke (Sam Huntington) are now a couple.
  • (9) The film is all scented frills, melodramatic flourishes, and catty snark.
  • (10) The substances in question were extracted from the cattie epiphysis and anterior hypothalamus by means of acetic acid extraction from acetone-dehydrated tissue and the following sedimentation of the substances by means of cooled acetone and lyophilization.
  • (11) 267, 6620-6627; Catty, P., Pfister, C., Bruckert, F., and Deterre, P. (1992) J. Biol.
  • (12) He seems to think he has the luxury of time on his side, enough time in which to reform the inherent cattiness of British politics.
  • (13) The real goal of his catty, three-page response, he says, was to embarrass a bureaucratic agency with humor – he pointed out its redaction of vital words defining the proper usage of Section 701 in its accusatory letter, and how it led the FBI to call Wikipedia's use of its seal "problematic".
  • (14) Where, I wonder, is her famous handbag, the £950 Mulberry number that made her jibe about Mrs May’s leather pants seem hypocritical as well as catty?
  • (15) That is for the sporting authorities.” The files - part of a hoard declassified by the Foreign Office on Wednesday - also include a catty portrait of Brian Vine, the late Daily Mail reporter who whisked Budd to Britain.
  • (16) Furthermore, unlike the odious Caroline Bingley, she is open and forthright about her romantic interest in men, rather than devious and catty.
  • (17) Drake's team settled on 17 words – cowy, catty and brothy among them – that "describe and differentiate the majority of flavours encountered in cheddar cheese".
  • (18) He was always very charming and gentlemanly, but also wary and kind of catty at the same time.

Meow


Definition:

  • (v. i. & n.) See 6th and 7th Mew.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The survey found that, among clubbers who reported having taken ecstasy within the past month, three quarters had also taken mephedrone – known in the media as "meow meow" – within the same period.
  • (2) #p0rn What is genuinely concerning is that Meow has an option to hide a person's age, which could be very problematic in the wrong hands.
  • (3) It may be hard to tell in the latest show from the outrageously talented Meow Meow, a woman whose divinely sung and cleverly structured shows often give the impression of organised chaos.
  • (4) The idea of connecting with people all over the world is a nice one, and in this Meow has the potential to be the pen pal scheme for the internet generation.
  • (5) It's called Meow , and it's the chat app which is currently the most popular free app in the UK iTunes store.
  • (6) One article is headlined "The miserable meowing of Pussy Riot" .
  • (7) Returning from a meal with two friends whom I share a houseboat with on the Thames; a meowing above our heads alerted us to her.
  • (8) They took mephedrone – also known as M-Cat and Meow Meow – along with alcohol and methadone, the heroin substitute, while clubbing.
  • (9) We shall overcomb.” “Cats for Trump, the time is Meow.” “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.” Inside, every seat had been taken and the floor filled quickly with a standing room only crowd.
  • (10) Its website also featured a pro-Kremlin article, later deleted, attacking the "meowing" of the punk band Pussy Riot.
  • (11) Mephedrone , the former legal high known as "meow meow", is as popular as cocaine among teenagers and young adults despite being banned last year, according to official figures.
  • (12) When we visited her with the company president the day before she died, she stood up and meowed as if she was begging him to hold her,” Yamaki said.
  • (13) The pride celebration is a platform for that dialogue to happen,” San Francisco Pride board president Michelle Meow said.
  • (14) Photograph: Hannah Jane Parkinson I suspect that clicking "I understand" is not, as you would assume, an acknowledgement of understanding, but an actionable OK for Meow to spam your notifications list.
  • (15) The frustrating thing about Meow is that it could be a really strong app.
  • (16) By 2010, the drug, now dubbed meow meow by journalists, had become the fourth most popular drug on the market, after marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy.
  • (17) "We were all sleeping when the storm hit, but our cat started meowing so loudly that we all woke up," said Quinn Capacio, 22, as he traipsed through the streets with bottles of water and an umbrella.
  • (18) The deaths of two young men in Scunthorpe last Monday that have been linked to the new "legal high" mephedrone (colloquially known as plant food, meow meow, m-cat, or bubbles) has raised a great deal of public concern and loud calls for it to be made illegal.
  • (19) Mephedrone (also known as M-cat and meow meow), once considered as a drug with a positive low-risk profile, now tops the negative rankings for after-effects and unwanted effects on mental health.
  • (20) Meow shares its DNA with Chatroulette , Whisper and (RIP little guy) MSN messenger .