mew (redirected from mewed)

mew ¹  (my)

n.

1. A cage for hawks, especially when molting.

2. A secret place; a hideaway.

3. mews (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

a. A group of buildings originally containing private stables, often converted into residential apartments.

b. A small street, alley, or courtyard on which such buildings stand.

v. mewed, mew·ing, mews

v.tr.

To confine in or as if in a cage.

v.intr.

To molt. Used of a hawk.

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[Middle English meue, from Old French mue, from muer, to molt, from Latin mtre, to change; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mew ²  (my)

intr.v. mewed, mew·ing, mews

To make the high-pitched, crying sound of a cat; meow.

n.

The crying sound of a cat; a meow.

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[Middle English meuen, of imitative origin.]

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mew ³  (my)

n.

A seagull (Larus canus) of northern Eurasia and northwest North America.

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[Middle English meue, from Old English mw, mu.]

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mew ¹

Noun

the characteristic high-pitched cry of a cat; miaow

Verb

to make such a sound [imitative]

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mew ²

Noun

a seagull [Old English mǣw]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mew - the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) meow, miaou, miaow, miaul cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
	2.	mew - the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America Larus canus, mew gull, sea mew sea gull, seagull, gull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs genus Larus, Larus - type genus of the Laridae
Verb	1.	mew - cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" meow let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	mew - utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

Translations

mew [mjuː] vi [cat] → maullar

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mew [mjuː] vi [cat] → miauler

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mew [mjuː] vi → miauen

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mew [mjuː] vi [cat] → miagolare

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mew

v mew [mjuː]

to make the cry of a (young) cat The kittens mewed. miaau يَموء мяукам mňoukat, kňourat mjave miauen νιαουρίζω maullar näuguma میو میو کردن naukua miauler לְיַלֵל बिल्ली की म्यांव-म्यांव करने की आवाज mijaukanje nyávog mengeong mjálma miagolare ニャーと鳴く 야옹하고 울다 miaukti ņaudēt mengiau miauwen mjaue; skrike miauczeć miar a mieuna мяукать mňaučať mijavkati mjaukati jama ทำเสียงร้องของแมว miyavlamak 咪咪叫 нявкати میاؤں نکالنا kêu meo meo 咪咪叫

n

such a cry. gerunnik صَهيل، حَمْحَمَه изцвилване řehtání vrinsken das Wiehern χλιμίντρισμα relincho hirnatus صدايى شبيه شيهه hirnahdus hennissement צַהֲלָה हिनहिनाहट njištanje nyerítés ringkikan hnegg nitrito いななき 히힝 소리 žvengimas zviedziens ringkikan gehinnik knegg(ing), vrinsk(ing) rżenie relincho ne­che­zat тихое ржание erdžanie rezgetanje njištanje gnäggande เสียงม้าร้อง kişneme 馬嘶聲 тихе іржання ہنہناہٹ tiếng hí 马嘶声