pule

[pyool]

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verb (used without object), puled, pul·ing.

to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.

Origin of pule

First recorded in 1525–35; perhaps imitative

Related formspul·er, noun

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Related Words for pule

whimper, cry, repine, whine, snivel, weep

Examples from the Web for pule

Historical Examples of pule

This was accomplished by the utterance of a pule hoo-noa, a tabu-lifting prayer.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii
Nathaniel Bright Emerson
The priesthood, properly so called (Kahuna maoli, Kahuna pule), was hereditary.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands
Charles Nordhoff

British Dictionary definitions for pule

pule

verb

(intr) to cry plaintively; whimper

Derived Formspuler, noun

Word Origin for pule

C16: perhaps of imitative origin

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Word Origin and History for pule

"cry in a thin, weak voice," 1530s, from French piauler (16c.) "to cheep, chirp," echoic (cf. Italian pigolare "to cheep as a chicken"). Related: Puled; puling.