| 单词 |
mewing |
| 释义 |
▪ I. mewing, vbl. n.1|ˈmjuːɪŋ|
[f. mew v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of mew v.1
1611Cotgr., Mue,..the muing of a Hawke. 1655Walton Angler i. i. (1661) 14 If I should..treat of their several Ayries, their Mewings,..and the renovation of their Feathers. 1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) XI. 633/2 Mewing, the falling off or change of hair, feathers, skin, horns, or other parts of animals.
b. attrib., as mewing time.
1651N. Bacon Disc. Govt. Eng. ii. vi. (1739) 35 Thus began the Mewing time of Prelacy, and the principal Feather of their wings to fall away. a1653G. Daniel Idyll iv. 27 'Tis but a mewing Time; what matter if Cold Gorges crampe the feet?
▪ II. mewing, vbl. n.2|ˈmjuːɪŋ|
[f. mew v.2]
The action of shutting up in a mew.
1575Turberv. Falconrie 177 Martins are also woorth the mewyng if they be hardie. 1611Markham Country Contentm. i. viii. (1615) 95 The mewing of long winged hawks.
▪ III. mewing, vbl. n.3|ˈmjuːɪŋ|
[f. mew v.3 + -ing1.]
The act of uttering mews.
1611Cotgr., Miaulement, a mewling, or mewing. 1849James Woodman xviii, Pshaw, I am sick of their mewing. 1881Mivart Cat 226 All forms of mewing, howling, and other vocal manifestations, are modified expiratory actions.
▪ IV. mewing, ppl. a.|ˈmjuːɪŋ|
[f. mew v.3 + -ing2.]
Uttering mews.
1871G. Meredith H. Richmond xiii, No mewing sanctimoniousness. 1898Allbutt's Syst. Med. V. 944 A piping or mewing sound. |
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