mew

:  to utter a mew or similar sound gulls mewed over the bay

:  to utter by mewing :  meow

:  meow

1 :  an enclosure for trained hawks —usually used in plural

2 :  a place for hiding or retirement

3 mews plural in form but singular or plural in construction, chiefly British a (1) :  stables usually with living quarters built around a court (2) :  living quarters adapted from such stablesb :  back street :  alley

:  to shut up :  confine —often used with up

:  to make a sound like a meow

:  ¹meow