Mewling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A sound that mewls.
"I heard a faint mewling from under the house."

Verb

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

Synonyms

carp childish complaint cry infantile lament

Antonyms

applaud approve assertion bold

Example

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

Etymology

From mewl + -ing.

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