MEWL

wail, whimper, mewl, pule

(verb) cry weakly or softly; “she wailed with pain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

mewl (third-person singular simple present mewls, present participle mewling, simple past and past participle mewled)

To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.

Noun

mewl (plural mewls)

A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling.

Source: Wiktionary


Mewl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mewled; p. pr. & vb. n. Mewling.] Etym: [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat. Cf. Miaul.]

Definition: To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also meawl.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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