Present participle for to meow as a cat would
“Soon, the kitten began to mew again, and Pauline was dreadfully afraid that the sound would awake her nurse.”
Present participle for to squawk as a gull or buzzard would
“The gulls mew over the shore behind the wind, and the air is momentarily silent and aware.”
Present participle for to molt or shed, especially of birds or animals
“They are hawks very slack in mewing at first, but when once they begin, they mew their feathers very fast.”
Present participle for to confine or shut away
“It was all very well for Orlando to mew herself in her house at Blackfriars and pretend that the climate was the same.”
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