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mew

 

[ mjuห ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

sound

The characteristic sound made by a cat.

Synonyms

meow, purr, yowl

Examples of usage

  • The kitten let out a mew when it was hungry.
  • The mew of the cat woke up the whole household.

Translations

Translations of the word "mew" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น miado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฎเฅเคฏเคพเคŠเค

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Miau

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ meong

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝัะฒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ miau

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒ‹ใƒฃใƒผ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท miaulement

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ miau

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท miyav

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์•ผ์˜น

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ูˆุงุก

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mลˆau

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ mลˆau

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ–ต

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ mijav

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ mja

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะผััƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒ”แƒฃ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ miyov

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ miau

Etymology

The word 'mew' as a noun originates from Middle English 'mewen' meaning to cry or make a sound. It is closely related to the sound made by cats and has been used to describe this specific noise for centuries.

See also: mewl.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #30,274 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.