mewl

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Verb

To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.

Noun

A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling.

Hevwate

whimper

pule

miaul

cry

😢

snivel

wail

screak

screech

skreak

bleat

grizzle

whine

yammer

yawp

oink

mew

Werger

lloriquear

quäken

vagir

gemir

pleurnicher

frignare

gimotear

κλαυθμυρίζω

نوح

نشج

ندب

أنّ

تاوّه

اِنْتحب

انتحب

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈmjuːl/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently from Shakespeare with this spelling. Perhaps from Middle English mewen (“to whimper”) + -le (frequentative suffix).