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, […]
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Mewl
//ˈmjuːl//
Synonyms for "mewl" (48 found)
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Related words (24)
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Translations
11 translations across 5 languages.
Czech
4 entries- kňourání noun (soft cry or whimper)
- mňoukání noun (soft cry or whimper)
- kňourat verb (to cry weakly)
- mňoukat verb (to cry weakly)
Finnish
2 entries- ininä noun (soft cry or whimper)
- inistä verb (to cry weakly)
French
2 entries- geindre verb (to cry weakly)
- pleurnicher verb (to cry weakly)
German
2 entries- quäken verb (to cry weakly)
- wimmern verb (to cry weakly)
Russian
1 entries- хныкать verb (to cry weakly)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
You're a pretty clog to be tied to a man for life, you mewling, white-faced cat!
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My father started rubbing and rubbing on Mittens, scruffying her fur the wrong way, and she mewled her protests.
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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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