(of a cat or some kinds of bird) make a characteristic high-pitched crying noise

cats mewing to be fed

the high-pitched crying noise of a cat or bird

a kitten's mew

a cage or building for trained hawks, especially while they are moulting

(of a trained hawk) moult

the eyasses clung dully to their leashes as if they were mewing

confine (a trained hawk) to a cage or building while moulting

Raoul orders his tent to be pitched and his hawks to be mewed

The herb spignel, Meum athamanticum.