PULING

Etymology 1

Verb

puling

present participle of pule

Etymology 2

Noun

puling (plural pulings)

A whining or whimpering.

Synonyms

• mewling

Anagrams

• plug in, plug-in, plugin

Source: Wiktionary


Pul"ing, n.

Definition: A cry, as of a chicken,; a whining or whimpering. Leave this faint puling and lament as I do. Shak.

Pul"ing, a.

Definition: Whimpering; whining; childish.

PULE

Pule, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puled; p. pr. & vb. n. Puling.] Etym: [F. piauler; cf. L. pipilare, pipire, to peep, pip, chirp, and E. peep to chirp.]

1. To cry like a chicken. Bacon.

2. To whimper; to whine, as a complaining child. It becometh not such a gallant to whine and pule. Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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