mewing

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English

Definitions

verb

To shut away, confine, lock up.
(of a bird) To moult.“The hawk mewed his feathers.”
(of a bird) To cause to moult.
(of a deer) To shed antlers.

verb

(of a cat, especially of a kitten) To meow.

verb

To flatten the tongue against the roof of the mouth for supposed health benefits.

noun

The act of producing a mew sound.“The mewings of the three kittens kept us awake for most of the night.”

Related words

Synonyms

mew gull meow miaow miaou larus canus sea mew mewling mewl miaowing meowing mooing mee-maw cawing mouthing mumbling miaul

Associated

kingfisher cat sounds bird call notes sound species

Rhymes

stewing misconstruing viewing pursuing undoing bluing screwing reviewing cuing eschewing

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