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
- “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
- block off
- blockade
- bound
- box up
- cage
- circle
- circumscribe
- close in
- confine
- coop
- corral
- cover
- encase
- encircle
- encompass
- enfold
- enshroud
- environ
- fence
- fence off
- hedge
- hem in
- imbue
- immure
- implant
- impound
- imprison
- include
- induct
- insert
- intern
- jail
- limit
- lock in
- lock up
- mure
- pen
- restrict
- set apart
- shut in
- shut up
- veil
- wall
- wall in
- wrap
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