mewed

Verb

To confine or shut up in or as if in a cage or enclosure.

ریشه

Derived from Middle English 'mewen', which meant 'to moult' or 'to change feathers'. The association with confinement came later.

مثال

• The cat mewed when it was locked in the room.
• The prisoners were mewed in small cells.
• The bird mewed in the cage.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Mewed in Mewed up Mewed in a cage Mewed in distress