: gull
especially
: a small gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and western North America
mewed; mewing; mews
: to utter a mew or similar sound
gulls mewed over the bay
: to utter by mewing : meow
1
: an enclosure for trained hawks
—usually used in plural
2
: a place for hiding or retirement
3
mews plural in form but singular or plural in construction chiefly British
a(1)
: stables usually with living quarters built around a court
(2)
: living quarters adapted from such stables
b
: back street : alley
Synonyms
Examples of mew in a Sentence
Verb (2)
bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day
Recent Examples on the Web
Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the mews house sports soaring vaulted ceilings, reclaimed wood floors, a kitchen, and a dining area.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
In addition to the large family kitchen, there’s a second a kitchen in the mews house.
—Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 22 July 2021
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the ownership of specific vehicles that The Guardian saw at the royal mews.
—Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2023
Placing Joe in a mews house stemmed from the need for a rear window between his flat and Kate and Malcom’s apartment.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Mar. 2023
And then, of course, now the mews house is an incredibly fashionable place to live, and incredibly expensive.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
Hear that 'catlike' mew?
—Jacob Job, Scientific American, 2 July 2021
Once its shoulder fracture heals enough to be more mobile, it will be moved into a mew – a space resembling a stall with walls extending up to a vaulted ceiling.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2022
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
Still, #mewing has been the subject of hundreds of thousands of videos on TikTok and YouTube — and the r/mewing community on Reddit consists of more than 60,000 members.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 26 June 2024
Cow elk communicate to other cows, as well as their calves, by mewing or chirping, another elk vocalization that can be heard for a significant distance.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
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Noun
Additionally, lots of people are traveling and being in mew spaces, especially in legal states.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the mews house sports soaring vaulted ceilings, reclaimed wood floors, a kitchen, and a dining area.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
In addition to the large family kitchen, there’s a second a kitchen in the mews house.
—Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 22 July 2021
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the ownership of specific vehicles that The Guardian saw at the royal mews.
—Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2023
Placing Joe in a mews house stemmed from the need for a rear window between his flat and Kate and Malcom’s apartment.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Mar. 2023
And then, of course, now the mews house is an incredibly fashionable place to live, and incredibly expensive.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
Hear that 'catlike' mew?
—Jacob Job, Scientific American, 2 July 2021
Once its shoulder fracture heals enough to be more mobile, it will be moved into a mew – a space resembling a stall with walls extending up to a vaulted ceiling.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2022
Verb
There’s also plenty of mewing memes for Ewan Mitchell’s Aemond, and several comparing Jace and Aemond’s facial expressions this season.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
Still, #mewing has been the subject of hundreds of thousands of videos on TikTok and YouTube — and the r/mewing community on Reddit consists of more than 60,000 members.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 26 June 2024
Cow elk communicate to other cows, as well as their calves, by mewing or chirping, another elk vocalization that can be heard for a significant distance.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
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“Mew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mew. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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mew
1 of 3 noun
: gull entry 1
especially
: a small gull of Eurasia and western North America
mew
3 of 3 noun1
: a cage for hawks
2
plural, chiefly British
: stables usually with living quarters built around a court
Etymology
Noun
Old English mæw "gull"
Noun
Middle English mewen (verb) "meow"; a word imitating the sound of a cat
Noun
Middle English mewe "a cage for hawks," from early French mue (same meaning), from muer "to change, molt," from Latin mutare "to change"
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