1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Pule

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

verb-intransitive. To whine; whimper.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A plaintive melancholy whine

v. To whimper or to whine.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

verb-intransitive. To cry like a chicken.

verb-intransitive. To whimper; to whine, as a complaining child.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To peep or pipe plaintively, as a chick.

To cry as a complaining child; whine; whimper.

To utter in a whining or querulous manner: with out.

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

v. cry weakly or softly

Word Usage

"In truth, the Hawaiians not unfrequently applied the term pule to compositions which we moderns find it hard to bring within our definitions of prayer."

Verb Form

puled pules puling

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

weep cry

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

whimper cry chirp

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

hoomau huakai hoomaka uwe kuka ninau hoohiki Hui hapai akoakoa