Meaning of ņaudēt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to meow (to produce a cat's typical vocal noise, cry)
   intransitive, third-person
2. to meow, to whine (to talk in a tearful voice, usually in order to complain or beg)
   colloquial, intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“kaķis, pelēks kā pele, ņaudā un ņaudā”

the cat, gray as a mouse, keeps meowing

“kaķis velnišķi ņaudēja un lūkojās manī”

the cat meowed devilishly and looked at me

“viņai nebija šī cilvēka žēl, bet šausmīgs kauns... tagad viņš lūdzās un ņaudēja”

she was not sorry for that person, rather she felt terrible shame... now he is begging and meowing (= whining)

CEFR level