verb🔗ShareEncerrar, confinarTo shut away, confine, lock up."The zookeeper feared the escaped monkey would harm other animals, so they were forced to capture and mewing it in its enclosure until they could reinforce the fence. "El cuidador del zoológico temía que el mono escapado dañara a otros animales, por lo que se vieron obligados a capturarlo y encerrarlo en su recinto hasta que pudieran reforzar la valla.actionconditionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMudar la pluma(of a bird) To moult."The hawk mewed his feathers."El halcón mudó sus plumas.birdanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMudar la pluma(of a bird) To cause to moult."The hen is mewing, leaving feathers all over the coop. "La gallina está mudando la pluma, dejando plumas por todo el gallinero.animalbirdbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesmogue(of a deer) To shed antlers."In the late fall, the buck in our backyard was mewing, and we soon found his shed antlers near the oak tree. "A finales del otoño, el ciervo en nuestro patio trasero estaba desmogando, y pronto encontramos sus cuernas caídas cerca del roble.animalphysiologybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMaullar(of a cat, especially of a kitten) To meow."The tiny kitten was mewing softly, looking for its mother. "El pequeño gatito maullaba suavemente, buscando a su madre.animalsoundnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAplanar la lengua contra el paladarTo flatten the tongue against the roof of the mouth for supposed health benefits."He spends several minutes each day mewing, hoping it will improve his jawline. "Pasa varios minutos cada día aplanando la lengua contra el paladar, con la esperanza de que mejore su línea de la mandíbula.bodyphysiologymedicinehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaullidoThe act of producing a mew sound."The mewings of the three kittens kept us awake for most of the night."Los maullidos de los tres gatitos nos mantuvieron despiertos la mayor parte de la noche.animalsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading