mewl
verb (used without object)
to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
mewls
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present tense formof mewl (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“You’re using a lot of words I don’t fully understand,” mewls Ainsley.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
The rest of the time, Cedillo spoke in the mewls of a man who once roared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
It thrashes pieces of the box aside and mewls in confusion as it turns on.
From Slate ● May 30, 2020
A Leo Bloom who sings mellifluously and mewls comically.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2015
The new-born babe mewls on the mother's breast, in a hammock formed out of a kerchief.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
