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mewl

[ myool ]
/ myul /
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verb (used without object)
to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
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Origin of mewl

First recorded in 1590–1600; imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM mewl

mewler, noun

Words nearby mewl

Meuse, MeV, mevrou, mew, Mewar, mewl, mews, Mex., Mexicali, Mexican, Mexican American
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Words related to mewl

break down, complain, fret, grieve, groan, howl, moan, mourn, sigh, sob, wail, weep, whimper, grumble, bawl, bay, caterwaul, cry, holler, scream

How to use mewl in a sentence

  • But just here their play was interrupted by a voice at the fence, saying, "Who got dat mewl?"

    The Four Corners|Amy Ella Blanchard

British Dictionary definitions for mewl

mewl
/ (mjuːl) /
verb
(intr) (esp of a baby) to cry weakly; whimper (often in the phrase mewl and puke)
noun
such a cry

Derived forms of mewl

mewler, noun

Word Origin for mewl

C17: imitative
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