mew

• Существительное, обозначающее характерный голосовой звук, издаваемый кошкой, или вид чаек, обитающих в Евразии и северо-восточной части Северной Америки.

A noun referring to the characteristic vocal sound made by a cat, or to a type of gull found in Eurasia and northeastern North America.

1. Cat soundA1informal

   The characteristic soft, high-pitched sound made by a cat.

   Кошачий звук

   • The kitten let out a soft mew.
   • I heard a mew from behind the door.
   • Her cat greeted her with a gentle mew.

   Синонимыmeowmiaoumiaow

2. A type of gullC1formal

   A common gull species (Larus canus) found in Eurasia and northeastern North America.

   Чайка обыкновенная

   • A mew circled above the harbor.
   • The mew's call echoed across the cliffs.
   • Birdwatchers spotted a mew near the shore.

• Устаревший глагол, означающий мяукать или издавать звук, похожий на кошачий; также исторически использовался для описания звука, издаваемого кошкой.

An archaic verb meaning to meow or cry like a cat; also used historically to describe the sound made by a cat.

1. Cat's cryA1informal

   To make a soft, high-pitched sound typical of a cat or kitten.

   Мяуканье

   • The kitten mewed softly for its mother.
   • I heard a cat mewing outside the window.
   • She mewed in surprise when I picked her up.

   Синонимыmeowmewlmiaoumiaow

2. Seagull's callB2formal

   To utter a high-pitched, plaintive cry, as of a seagull.

   Крик чайки

   • The gulls mewed overhead as the boat left the harbor.
   • We could hear the birds mewing from the cliffs.
   • A lone seagull mewed as it circled the pier.