Definitions

mew

[myoo] / myu /

VERB

enclose

Synonyms

STRONG

blockade bound cage circle circumscribe confine coop corral cover encase encircle encompass enfold enshroud environ fence hedge imbue immure implant impound imprison include induct insert intern jail limit pen restrict veil wall wrap

WEAK

block off box up close in fence off hem in lock in lock up mure set apart shut in shut up wall in

Antonyms

STRONG

exclude face free let go liberate meet reject release reveal set free take out uncover unwrap

Example Sentences

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Short-billed gulls, known as mew gulls until 2021, are omnivorous and highly adaptable.

From Science Daily

Chandler Investments Limited claimed the embassy left a rented Wellington mews house without covering cleaning and other costs.

From BBC

Ewan says "he mewed and he cried, and in the end, he got out and came home under his own steam."

From Salon

"Now, doesn't that look normal?" she mews to the studio audience as the camera zooms in on her creation.

From Salon

He thinks bunnies say ‘meow,’ so it’ll be hilariously sweet to hear him mewing about as we stroll.”

From New York Times