pule

pule

intransitive verb

puled, pul′ing

to whimper or whine, as a sick or fretful child does

Origin of pule

echoic

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pule

intransitive verb

puled, pul·ing, pules

To whine; whimper.

Origin of pule

Perhaps from French piauler of imitative origin

Related Forms:

pul′er
noun

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Noun

(plural pules)

A plaintive melancholy whine

Verb

(third-person singular simple present pules, present participle puling, simple past and past participle puled)

To whimper or to whine.
"Although the elderly man had some terrible turn of events before him, as well as mounting pain from his illness, he did not ever complain or pule."

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