mew
/mjuː/
verb
- To make a soft, high-pitched cry like a cat or kitten.
- I could hear the cat mewing softly outside the window.
- She mewed in surprise when she saw the mouse.
- The hungry kitten mewed until someone filled its bowl.
- To confine or shut up in a cage or enclosed space.
- The old tradition was to mew the birds before the hunting season.
- The falconer mewed the hawk for its safety during the storm.
- They mewed the chickens in a small coop at night.
Synonyms
noun
- The soft, high-pitched sound that a cat or kitten makes.
- Her cat greeted her with a gentle mew every morning.
- I heard a soft mew coming from behind the sofa.
- The kitten let out a tiny mew when it was hungry.
- A cage or enclosure for hawks, especially while they are molting.
- The falconer kept the hawk in a mew during the summer.
- He built a wooden mew in the backyard for his trained falcon.
- The old castle had stone mews for the hunting birds.