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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

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