mew

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 602 words | Copyright

mew¹ / myoō/ • v. [intr.] (of a cat or some kinds of bird) make a characteristic high-pitched crying noise: a throng of cats and kittens mewing to be fed | [as n.] (mewing) the mewing of gulls. • n. the high-pitched crying noise made by a cat or bird: a kitten's mew. mew² Falconry • n. (usu. mews) a cage or building for trained hawks, esp. while they are molting. • v. 1. [intr.] (esp. of a trained hawk) molt. 2. [tr.] confine (a trained hawk) to a cage or building at the time of molting.

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