verb🔗ShareEnfermer, cloîtrerTo 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. "Le gardien de zoo craignait que le singe échappé ne blesse d'autres animaux, ils ont donc été forcés de le capturer et de l'enfermer dans son enclos jusqu'à ce qu'ils puissent renforcer la clôture.actionconditionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMuer(of a bird) To moult."The hawk mewed his feathers."Le faucon a mué ses plumes.birdanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMuer(of a bird) To cause to moult."The hen is mewing, leaving feathers all over the coop. "La poule mue, laissant des plumes partout dans le poulailler.animalbirdbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMuer des bois(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. "À la fin de l'automne, le cerf dans notre jardin muait ses bois, et nous avons rapidement trouvé ses bois tombés près du chêne.animalphysiologybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMiauler(of a cat, especially of a kitten) To meow."The tiny kitten was mewing softly, looking for its mother. "Le petit chat miaulait doucement, cherchant sa mère.animalsoundnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAppuyer la langue contre le palaisTo 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. "Il passe plusieurs minutes chaque jour à appuyer sa langue contre son palais, espérant que cela améliorera sa mâchoire.bodyphysiologymedicinehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMiaulementsThe act of producing a mew sound."The mewings of the three kittens kept us awake for most of the night."Les miaulements des trois chatons nous ont empêchés de dormir la majeure partie de la nuit.animalsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading