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mew

/mjuː/

/mju/

Übersetzungen

mewsubstantiv

mews

Pl.

/mjuː/

/mju/

мяуканье

The cat's mew was soft and plaintive.

Мяуканье кошки было мягким и жалобным.

чайка

A mew flew over the harbor, searching for food.

Чайка пролетела над гаванью в поисках пищи.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Synonyme

mewverb

mewed

Präteritum

mewed

Partizip Perfekt

mewing

Gerundium

/mjuː/

/mju/

мяукать

The cat began to mew softly at the door.

Кошка начала мягко мяукать у двери.

Synonyme

mewadjektiv

mewer

Komp.

mewest

Super.

Used attributively, especially in "mew gull", to denote the common gull.

Synonyme

shut up

cooped up

hemmed in

Definitionen

mewsubstantiv

A high-pitched sound made by a cat or kitten.

The kitten let out a soft mew as it played with the ball of yarn.

A cage or enclosure where hawks or other birds of prey are kept, especially during moulting (falconry).

The royal falconer checked each hawk in the mew before the hunt.

Archaic: A block or row of stables arranged around a yard, often with living quarters above.

The carriage horses were housed in the king's mew behind the palace.

A gull, especially the common gull (Larus canus).

A solitary mew glided low over the breaking waves.

mewverb

To make a high-pitched crying sound, especially like that of a cat or kitten.

The kitten began to mew softly, seeking attention from its owner.

To confine or shut up in a small space (usually used with "up").

For years she felt mewed up in the stuffy little town.

mewadjektiv

Attributive: Relating to or characteristic of the common gull (Larus canus).

Several mew gulls circled overhead.