pule
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
Origin of pule
1Other words from pule
- puler, noun
Words Nearby pule
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How to use pule in a sentence
This was accomplished by the utterance of a pule hoo-noa, a tabu-lifting prayer.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii | Nathaniel Bright EmersonThe priesthood, properly so called (Kahuna maoli, Kahuna pule), was hereditary.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands | Charles NordhoffHe then coost it into the deep pule below, making the flee skim alang the top o' the water, as skeelfully as onything ye ever saw.
The Genius of Scotland | Robert TurnbullBut we are in bad case; for see, on the one side comes pule-o-Vaitafe, and on the other Tamavili.
A Memory Of The Southern Seas | Louis BeckeHere also is another pule hoo-noa, a prayer-song addressed to Laka, an intercession for the lifting of the tabu.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii | Nathaniel Bright Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for pule
/ (pjuːl) /
(intr) to cry plaintively; whimper
Origin of pule
1Derived forms of pule
- puler, noun
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