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Mewl

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To cry weakly; whimper.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

n. A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

verb-intransitive. To cry, as a young child; to squall.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To cry as a cat; mew.

To cry as a child.

n. The cry of a child.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. cry weakly or softly

Word Usage

"i remember the first time we heard the word mewl in some class at school, and found out what it meant. something struck a chord, something hummed inside me ... an audible click. it is an intransitive verb that means to cry weakly, or whimper. there was finally a word for what that noise in my head was ..."

Verb Form

mewled mewling mewls

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

weep cry

Variant

meawl

Form

mewled mewling

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

squall

Same Context

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