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Puling

To whimper or whine.

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  1. 1

    To whimper or whine.

    "Although the elderly man felt mounting pain from his illness, he never complained or puled."

  2. 2

    To pipe or chirp.

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WordDefinition
whimpernounTo cry or sob softly and intermittently.
mewlnounTo cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
wailnoun(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
paralyticnounAffected by paralysis; paralysed.
whimperingverbThe sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
blubbingnounCrying; whining; blubbering.
poutingverbAn expression or motion that pouts; a pout.
mewlingnounA sound that mewls.
whimperernounOne who whimpers.
whingeingnounA peevish complaint.
waulingnounA plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.
whinenounA long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
purringnounA sound that purrs.
wawlingnounAlternative form of wauling. [A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.]
whickeringnounThe act of producing a whicker.
blubberingverbnoisy sobbing
snivellingverbThe act of producing a snivel.
grousingverbPeevish complaining.
squallingverbThe act of one who squalls; a crying or wailing.
simperingnounThe act of one who simpers.

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