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- [myoo]
- /myu/
- /mjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [myoo]
- /myu/
Definitions of mewed word
- noun mewed a cage for hawks, especially while molting. 1
- noun mewed a pen in which poultry is fattened. 1
- noun mewed a place of retirement or concealment. 1
- noun mewed mews, (usually used with a singular verb) Chiefly British. (formerly) an area of stables built around a small street. a street having small apartments converted from such stables. 1
- verb without object mewed to make a mew or emit a similar sound. 1
- verb with object mewed Archaic. to shut up in or as in a mew; confine; conceal (often followed by up). 1
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Origin of mewed
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English meuen; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mewed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mewed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
mewed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mewed
verb mewed
- cried — cry
- meowed — Simple past tense and past participle of meow.
- sobbed — to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
- whimpered — to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
- whined — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
Antonyms for mewed
verb mewed
- excluded — Deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege.
- faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- met — simple past tense and past participle of meet1 .