Antonyms for mew

Grammar : Verb

Spell : myoo

Phonetic Transcription : myu

Definition of mew

Origin : "make a sound like a cat," early 14c., mewen, of imitative origin (cf. German miauen, French miauler, Italian miagolare, Spanish maullar, and see meow). Related: Mewed; mewing. As a noun from 1590s.

verb enclose

Example sentences :

“Mew,” again said the cat; but again the prince did not heed him.
Extract from : « Irish Fairy Tales » by Edmond Leamy

“Mew,” said the cat, as he sprang softly into the room; but the prince did not heed him.
Extract from : « Irish Fairy Tales » by Edmond Leamy

So he turned himself into a cat, and began to mew outside the door.
Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston

"Mew," again said the cat; but again the prince did not heed him.
Extract from : « The Golden Spears » by Edmund Leamy

"Mew," said the cat the third time, and he jumped up on the prince's knee.
Extract from : « The Golden Spears » by Edmund Leamy

"Mew," said the cat, as he sprang softly into the room; but the prince did not heed him.
Extract from : « The Golden Spears » by Edmund Leamy

She did not seem in the least afraid until I was in the water, and then she began to mew.
Extract from : « Little Folks (October 1884) » by Various

The Persian's mew was rather feebler that day, because she had a cold.
Extract from : « Pussy and Doggy Tales » by Edith Nesbit

Though doors are opened at her mew, You often have to push her through.
Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various

Miss Kitty Cat let go of her prize with a mew of disappointment.
Extract from : « The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat » by Arthur Scott Bailey

Synonyms for mew

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