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mewl

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈmjuːl/(UK)

Definition of mewl

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
    “And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, / Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; / Then the whining school-boy, […]”
    “You're a pretty clog to be tied to a man for life, you mewling, white-faced cat!”
    “My father started rubbing and rubbing on Mittens, scruffying her fur the wrong way, and she mewled her protests.”
    “The neighbours’ cats stroll into my garden, mewling and hoping for a little bit of in flagrante. Honey bees brazenly assault the cherry blossom.”
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verb

  1. To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
    “And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, / Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; / Then the whining school-boy, […]”
    “You're a pretty clog to be tied to a man for life, you mewling, white-faced cat!”
    “My father started rubbing and rubbing on Mittens, scruffying her fur the wrong way, and she mewled her protests.”
    “The neighbours’ cats stroll into my garden, mewling and hoping for a little bit of in flagrante. Honey bees brazenly assault the cherry blossom.”

noun

  1. A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling.
    “There would have been total silence if it hadn't been for the sea nearby, mewling. Indeed, that same mewl added to the sleepy image that filled the dormant house.”
    “I let out another moaning mewl, biting my lip as I awaited whatever he planned.”
    “The scratching stopped, and there was another piteous mewl from behind the door.”

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Etymology

From 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently from Shakespeare with this spelling. Perhaps from Middle English mewen (“to whimper”) + -le (frequentative suffix).

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