Mew

/mjuː/
verb

If a cat mews, it makes a high sound because it wants something or because it is showing it is not happy.

Will you feed the cat please? It's been mewing for half an hour.
Visual representation of "mew" - If a cat mews, it makes a high sound because it wants something or because it is showing it is not happy.

Often appears as...

  • cat mewed
  • started to mew
noun

The high crying sound of a cat.

I can hear the mew of a hungry kitten from the next room.
Visual representation of "mew" - The high crying sound of a cat.

Often appears as...

  • kitten's mew
  • mew of a cat
noun

In England, a mew is a row of stables built around a yard or court.

He lives in a converted mew in the center of the city.
Visual representation of "mew" - In England, a mew is a row of stables built around a yard or court.

Often appears as...

  • converted mew
  • mew house
verb

If a bird mews, it makes a soft high noise.

The hawk mewed as it circled above the field.
Visual representation of "mew" - If a bird mews, it makes a soft high noise.

Often appears as...

  • hawk mewed
  • mew loudly
noun

The cry of certain birds of prey.

The mew of a hawk in the distance is a signal for the rabbit to hide.
Visual representation of "mew" - The cry of certain birds of prey.

Often appears as...

  • mew of a hawk
  • sharp mew
verb

Mew also means to hide or to store away.

The old antiques were mewed away in the attic for years.
Visual representation of "mew" - Mew also means to hide or to store away.

Often appears as...

  • mew away something
  • mew up
verb

If a cat mews, it makes a high sound because it wants something or because it is showing it is not happy.

Will you feed the cat please? It's been mewing for half an hour.
Visual representation of "mew" - If a cat mews, it makes a high sound because it wants something or because it is showing it is not happy.

Often appears as...

  • cat mewed
  • started to mew
noun

The high crying sound of a cat.

I can hear the mew of a hungry kitten from the next room.
Visual representation of "mew" - The high crying sound of a cat.

Often appears as...

  • kitten's mew
  • mew of a cat
noun

In England, a mew is a row of stables built around a yard or court.

He lives in a converted mew in the center of the city.
Visual representation of "mew" - In England, a mew is a row of stables built around a yard or court.

Often appears as...

  • converted mew
  • mew house
verb

If a bird mews, it makes a soft high noise.

The hawk mewed as it circled above the field.
Visual representation of "mew" - If a bird mews, it makes a soft high noise.

Often appears as...

  • hawk mewed
  • mew loudly
noun

The cry of certain birds of prey.

The mew of a hawk in the distance is a signal for the rabbit to hide.
Visual representation of "mew" - The cry of certain birds of prey.

Often appears as...

  • mew of a hawk
  • sharp mew
verb

Mew also means to hide or to store away.

The old antiques were mewed away in the attic for years.
Visual representation of "mew" - Mew also means to hide or to store away.

Often appears as...

  • mew away something
  • mew up
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Visual representation of "mew"
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Cat Communication

Used to describe a cat's request for attention or expression of discomfort.

Illustration for Cat Communication
The cat mewed at the door, wanting to be let outside.
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Emotional Cue

A mew can indicate a cat's various needs or emotional states.

Illustration for Emotional Cue
My kitten mewed sadly after its toy went under the couch.
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Attention Seeking

Cats mew to catch their owner's attention, especially around feeding times.

Illustration for Attention Seeking
As soon as I opened the fridge, the cat started to mew.
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Cat Communication

Used to describe a cat's request for attention or expression of discomfort.

Illustration for Cat Communication
The cat mewed at the door, wanting to be let outside.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Emotional Cue

A mew can indicate a cat's various needs or emotional states.

Illustration for Emotional Cue
My kitten mewed sadly after its toy went under the couch.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Attention Seeking

Cats mew to catch their owner's attention, especially around feeding times.

Illustration for Attention Seeking
As soon as I opened the fridge, the cat started to mew.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Cat Communication

Used to describe a cat's request for attention or expression of discomfort.

Illustration for Cat Communication
The cat mewed at the door, wanting to be let outside.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Emotional Cue

A mew can indicate a cat's various needs or emotional states.

Illustration for Emotional Cue
My kitten mewed sadly after its toy went under the couch.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Attention Seeking

Cats mew to catch their owner's attention, especially around feeding times.

Illustration for Attention Seeking
As soon as I opened the fridge, the cat started to mew.
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Video examples

Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...

her teats of the suckle marks so that's the youngest female that generally follows amber eyes so as soon as an buys Mews but she looks like she's stalking something look at her posture a misers gone into a store posture look at her the way that she's walking she's head down look lowering that head looking forward I wonder if she spotted something

Video examples

Why do some people snore...

for a problem that has haunted humanity for snoring. It might seem harmless, but snoring can be a sign of something more dangerous. So, what exactly causes snoring? And when does it become a problem? A snore’s quality can range from a gentle mew to a stuttering chainsaw—

Video examples

Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...

her teats of the suckle marks so that's the youngest female that generally follows amber eyes so as soon as an buys Mews but she looks like she's stalking something look at her posture a misers gone into a store posture look at her the way that she's walking she's head down look lowering that head looking forward I wonder if she spotted something

Video examples

Why do some people snore...

for a problem that has haunted humanity for snoring. It might seem harmless, but snoring can be a sign of something more dangerous. So, what exactly causes snoring? And when does it become a problem? A snore’s quality can range from a gentle mew to a stuttering chainsaw—

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Quote examples

Jay Griffiths

British Author

Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody in blue - are hunted to the edge of silence.
Portrait of Jay Griffiths

Quote examples

Sarah Millican

Our little cat comes for a snuggle, then the big cat mews for a stroke and moves a few paces, then another stroke, then another few paces, until we realise he has mewed us into the kitchen where their food bowls are. So they eat, we eat, and then we get on with our days.
Portrait of Sarah Millican

Quote examples

Jay Griffiths

British Author

Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody in blue - are hunted to the edge of silence.
Portrait of Jay Griffiths

Quote examples

Sarah Millican

Our little cat comes for a snuggle, then the big cat mews for a stroke and moves a few paces, then another stroke, then another few paces, until we realise he has mewed us into the kitchen where their food bowls are. So they eat, we eat, and then we get on with our days.
Portrait of Sarah Millican
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