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puling

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pul·ing

   [pyoo-ling]
–adjective
whining; whimpering: a puling child.
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Origin:
1520–30; pule + -ing2

—Related forms
pul·ing·ly, adverb

pule

   [pyool]
–verb (used without object),puled, pul·ing.
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
Origin:
1525–35; perh. imit.

—Related forms
puler, noun
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pule   (pyōōl)   
intr.v.   puled, pul·ing, pules
To whine; whimper.

[Perhaps from French piauler, of imitative origin.]
pul'er n.
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