Sekirov Dictionary

mew

/ˈmjuː/

noun9

  1. The crying sound of a cat; a meow, especially of a kitten.
  2. The crying sound of a gull or buzzard.
  3. A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
  4. [in the plural] A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.
  5. (no longer used) A breeding-cage for birds.
  6. (dialect, no longer used) A gull, seagull.
  7. (no longer used) A prison, or other place of confinement.
  8. (no longer used) A hiding place; a secret store or den.
  9. (no longer used) An exclamation of disapproval; a boo.

verb7

  1. To meow.
  2. To make its cry.
  3. (slang) To flatten one's tongue against the roof of the mouth, with the aim of improving jaw and facial structure.
  4. To moult.
  5. (no longer used) To cause to moult.
  6. (no longer used) To shed antlers.
  7. (no longer used) To shut away, confine, lock up.

exclamation3

  1. A cat's (especially a kitten's) cry.
  2. A gull's or buzzard's cry.
  3. (no longer used) An exclamation of disapproval; boo.
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mew'd · mewed · mewing · mews

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