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mewl

Pronunciation:  myool

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 Definition: [v]  cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
 
 Synonyms: pule, wail, whimper
 
 See Also: cry, weep

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mewl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mewled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mewling}.] [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat.
Cf. {Miaul}.]
To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also {meawl}.]
--Shak.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cry, give tongue, give voice, howl, low, meow, mew, miaow, moo, neigh, nicker, pule, roar, screak, scream, screech, squall, squeak, squeal, troat, ululate, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl
 

 

 

 

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