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pule

[pyool]
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verb (used without object), puled, pul·ing.
  1. to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
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Origin of pule

First recorded in 1525–35; perhaps imitative
Related formspul·er, noun
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Historical Examples

  • 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.

British Dictionary definitions for pule

pule

verb
  1. (intr) to cry plaintively; whimper
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Derived Formspuler, noun

Word Origin

C16: perhaps of imitative origin
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Word Origin and History for pule

v.

"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.

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