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A large farm building used for storing grain, hay, or straw or for housing livestock
Plural for the crying sound of a cat
“The mew of a kitten, strident and insistent, rose above the ghostly soprano voice.”
Plural for a cage or pen in which poultry are kept
Plural for a short, concise sound made by a cat
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.”
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.”
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.”
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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