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mew
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
mew
(noun)
mews
(noun)
mew
/
ˈ
mjuː/
noun
plural
mews
mew
/
ˈ
mjuː/
noun
plural
mews
Britannica Dictionary definition of MEW
[
count
]
:
meow
a cat's
mew
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— mew
/
ˈ
mjuː/
verb
mews
;
mewed
;
mewing
[
no object
]
a
mewing
cat
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