pule verb & noun.
[pju:l] Now
Scot. &
literary. Also (
Scot.)
pewl.
LME.[Prob. imit.: cf. French piauler, dial. piouler chirp, whine, & MEWL.]A. verb.
1. verb intrans. Of a chick, nestling etc.: pipe plaintively. Now
rare.
LME.2. verb intrans. Esp. of an infant: cry in a thin or weak voice, whine, cry querulously.
M16.3. verb trans. Utter in a whining or querulous tone.
M16.4. verb intrans. Pine or waste away, have no appetite. Freq. as
puling ppl adjective.
M16.b. noun.
1. A small amount of food, a bite, a nibble. Also, a wisp of smoke etc.
Scot. E19.2. The action of puling; a whine, a complaint.
L19. ■ puler noun L16. ■ pulingly adverb in a puling manner, querulously, complainingly
E17. ■ puly adjective given to puling, whining, querulous
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