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, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use mewl in a sentence
Then I felt the spine snap and the dead thing mewled once, just air escaping from collapsing lungs, and slid limp from my thigh.
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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, nounWord Origin for mewl
C17: imitative
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