English Dictionary

meemaw

動詞

イギリス英語 方言 自動詞

(intransitive, UK, dialect) To mouth words so that they can be heard over noise (or later so that they cannot be overheard), originally in the cotton industry of Lancashire.

日本語の意味

（英国方言）騒音の中や後に盗み聞かれないよう、声を出さず唇だけで言葉を表現すること

When the looms were running, she would meemaw to make her words heard across the din.

織機が動いているとき、彼女は騒音の中でも言葉が届くように口を動かして話した。

意味（1）

(intransitive, UK, dialect) To mouth words so that they can be heard over noise (or later so that they cannot be overheard), originally in the cotton industry of Lancashire.

On working days weavers who had jobs were already meemawing across the racket of looms as the van delivered and in hot weather, with weaving shed doors open, the sound bombarded the streets.

meemaws （ present singular third-person ）

meemawing （ participle present ）

meemawed （ participle past ）

meemawed （ past ）