English Dictionary

mee-maw

動詞

To make exaggerated movements with the mouth so as to be understood above a loud noise, such as that of machinery. / To make a two-syllable wailing noise.

日本語の意味

大きな騒音の中でも意思疎通できるように、口の動きを大げさに使うこと / 二音節の泣き声や嘆きを発すること

I had to mee-maw at the foreman over the roar of the engines to get his attention.

エンジンの轟音の中で工場長の注意を引くため、私は分かるように大げさに口を動かして話さなければならなかった。

意味（1）

To make exaggerated movements with the mouth so as to be understood above a loud noise, such as that of machinery.

So we walked round and mee-mawed at one another. (Mee-mawing is mouthing words at each other without making a sound using exaggerated lip movements. This is the name the weavers, who use this technique all the time, give to it.)

意味（2）

To make a two-syllable wailing noise.

It is nasal, screeching, yowling, mee-mawing, wailing—every sound excruciating to ears refined.

mee-maws （ present singular third-person ）

mee-mawing （ participle present ）

mee-mawed （ participle past ）

mee-mawed （ past ）