Mewling

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sound that mewls.

    "I heard a faint mewling from under the house."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of mewl form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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pulingpuling

Example

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"I heard a faint mewling from under the house."

Etymology

From mewl + -ing.

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