English

Verb

mue ‎(third-person singular simple present mues, present participle muing, simple past and past participle mued)

1. (obsolete) To mew; to moult.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my/
• Homophones: mu, mû

Etymology 1

Latin mūtō, see the verb muer

Noun

mue f ‎(plural mues)

1. moulting (UK) / molting (US) (of bird, mammal)
2. metamorphosis (of insect)
3. sloughing of skin (of reptile)
4. casting (of stag)
5. breaking of voice
6. (literary) transformation

Verb

mue

1. first-person singular present indicative of muer
2. third-person singular present indicative of muer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of muer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of muer
5. second-person singular imperative of muer

Etymology 2

See mouvoir

Verb

mue

1. feminine singular of the past participle of mouvoir

Anagrams

• ému