1. makes a weak, high-pitched crying sound like a young child or small animal

Examples

• The newborn kitten mewls for its mother.
• The baby mewls softly in her sleep.
• A lost puppy mewls pitifully in the alley.
• The injured bird mewls weakly in the nest.
• She mewls in discomfort when the doctor examines her.
• The sick child mewls for water.