pewee

[ pee-wee ]

/ ˈpi wi /

noun

any of several New World flycatchers of the genus Contopus.Compare wood pewee.

the phoebe.

Origin of pewee

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; imitative

Words nearby pewee

Peul, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Pevsner, pew, pewage, pewee, pew hinge, pewholder, pewit, pewter, pewterer

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for pewee

There may have been more, although I saw but one and heard but one baby cry, a prolonged but very low sound of pewee quality.
Little Brothers of the Air|Olive Thorne Miller
Jack and Bob had to amuse Columbus with stories, to divert his mind from the notion that Pewee and his party meant them some harm.
The Hoosier School-boy|Edward Eggleston
A multitude of gnats circling about in the air, seemed to be precisely to the taste of the pewee parents and their hungry bairns.
Our Bird Comrades|Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
“Pewee and his crowd have gone up to the Indian Mound,” said Columbus.
The Hoosier School-boy|Edward Eggleston

Jack knew that the truce with so vain a fellow as Pewee could not last long, but it served its purpose for the time.
The Hoosier School-boy|Edward Eggleston

British Dictionary definitions for pewee

pewee

peewee

/ (ˈpiːwiː) /

noun

any of several small North American flycatchers of the genus Contopus, having a greenish-brown plumage

Word Origin for pewee

C19: imitative of its cry

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pewee
释义	pewee [ pee-wee ] / ˈpi wi / noun any of several New World flycatchers of the genus Contopus.Compare wood pewee. the phoebe. Origin of pewee An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; imitative Words nearby pewee Peul, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Pevsner, pew, pewage, pewee, pew hinge, pewholder, pewit, pewter, pewterer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pewee There may have been more, although I saw but one and heard but one baby cry, a prolonged but very low sound of pewee quality. Little Brothers of the Air\|Olive Thorne Miller Jack and Bob had to amuse Columbus with stories, to divert his mind from the notion that Pewee and his party meant them some harm. The Hoosier School-boy\|Edward Eggleston A multitude of gnats circling about in the air, seemed to be precisely to the taste of the pewee parents and their hungry bairns. Our Bird Comrades\|Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser “Pewee and his crowd have gone up to the Indian Mound,” said Columbus. The Hoosier School-boy\|Edward Eggleston Jack knew that the truce with so vain a fellow as Pewee could not last long, but it served its purpose for the time. The Hoosier School-boy\|Edward Eggleston British Dictionary definitions for pewee pewee peewee / (ˈpiːwiː) / noun any of several small North American flycatchers of the genus Contopus, having a greenish-brown plumage Word Origin for pewee C19: imitative of its cry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	blameless blamestorm blameworthy blanc blanca peak blanc de blancs blanc fixe blanch blanche blanche of castile blanchett blancmange blanco auden auden, w. h. audhumla audial audible audie audience audience room audience share audile auding audio