mee-maw noun 4verb 2forms 3 noun4 •The two-tone wailing of a siren.As the siren screamed it added to the mee-maws, sirens and cacophony of emergency vehicles rushing to the Hyde Park disaster site. — 2016 •(Scotland, slang) A policeman. •An exaggerated mouthing of a word. •A meaningless utterance.Hang you, sir," retorted Pengraig, " you make me mad with your mee-maws and your prickings of him. — 1896 verb2 •To silently make exaggerated movements with the mouth so as to be understood in environment with loud noise, such as that of machinery.On working days weavers who had jobs were already mee-mawing across the racket of looms as the van delivered and in hot weather, with weaving shed doors open, the sound bombarded the streets. — 2011 •To make the two-syllable wailing noise of a siren.It is nasal, screeching, yowling, mee-mawing, wailing—every sound excruciating to ears refined. — 1872 formsmee-mawed · mee-mawing · mee-maws
