mewing
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- noun
- /ˈmjuːɪŋ/
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- After a moment, the mewing came again, or something like it, a small, weak sound.
- mewing sound
- mewing kitten
- mewing of a cat
Examples
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We heard the faint mewing of a kitten hiding under the porch.
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I said earlier there was a cat mewing outside my door and woke me up.
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Though, if you have a cat like mine, you may occasionally hear some mewing and scratching at the door.
Blog text (18) -
And it made a new noise, like a kitten mewing.
Fiction book (1993) -
Then we heard a sound, like a kitten mewing.
Fiction book (2002) -
She heard a mewing sound and turned to see that Barrelhead had followed her.
Fiction book (1990) -
A slate-gray catbird emitted its lonely mewing call to the evening.
Fiction book (2000) -
In her arms, Abigail woke up, turned her head towards her mother's breast, and began to nuzzle with faint mewings.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bobcats showed up on back porches, mewing and desperate for milk; several were found beside babies in their cradles, sucking from bottles and purring as though they were house cats let in through front doors.
Fiction book (2001) -
The mewing of the baby birds in the tree was a comforting sound on a warm day.
Synonyms
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A short sound that a cat makes
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A short, high sound made by a small bird
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A short, weak, high sound made by a baby bird
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A short high sound that a cat makes
A high, often soft sound that a cat makes to get attention
A light, friendly sound a cat makes to invite play
How High-Pitched
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mewing comes from the simple sound mew, which copies the small, high sound kittens and young birds make. So mewing means a 'short, high-pitched cry'.