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pule (iou)



pule verb & noun. [pju:l] Now Scot. & literary. Also (Scot.) pewl. LME.
[Prob. imit.: cf. French piauler, dial. piouler chirp, whine, & MEWL.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Of a chick, nestling etc.: pipe plaintively. Now rare. LME.
verb intrans. Esp. of an infant: cry in a thin or weak voice, whine, cry querulously. M16.
verb trans. Utter in a whining or querulous tone. M16.
verb intrans. Pine or waste away, have no appetite. Freq. as puling ppl adjective. M16.
b. noun.
A small amount of food, a bite, a nibble. Also, a wisp of smoke etc. Scot. E19.
The action of puling; a whine, a complaint. L19.
puler noun L16.
pulingly adverb in a puling manner, querulously, complainingly E17.
puly adjective given to puling, whining, querulous L17.