mewl
verb (used without object)
to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
mewling
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present participleof mewl.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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That the drug makers are joining the negotiation process even as they engage in judicial whining and mewling about it may be taken as a testament to the cleverness of the program’s design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
Oh, and you’ll be left mewling for mercy after an onslaught of Truly Bad Dialogue.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
The '80s edition of the trope is a mewling mess who triumphs by sheer luck or last-second intervention of some other savior, usually a man previously believed to be dead.
From Salon ● May 30, 2022
But I was bemused by all the critical mewling.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2020
A groaning sound, when the wind is soft, when it blows hard, a mewling, high-pitched chorus.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
