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pul⋅ing
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ˈpyu
lɪŋ
/
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–adjective
whining; whimpering:
a puling child.
Origin:
1520–30;
pule
+
-ing
2
Related forms:
pul⋅ing⋅ly,
adverb
pule
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pyul
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–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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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