pule

Meaning

Noun

A plaintive melancholy whine.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To whimper or whine.
2. (intransitive) To pipe or chirp.
3. To fall in a continuous, light dribble.

Synonyms

whimper

mewl

snivel

wail

grizzle

lament

oink

screak

screech

weep

whine

yammer

yawp

skreak

bewail

blubber out

blub

blubber

cry

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Translations

wimmern

gimotear

lloriquear

winseln

piagnucolare

choramingar

vagire

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σιγοκλαίω

piepsen

κλαψουρίζω

piepen

frignare

vagir

gemir

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/pjuːl/

Etymology

Cognate with French: piailler

Cognate with Italian: pigolare

In summary

From French piauler, a variant of French piailler (“to chirp, cheep”). Compare Italian pigolare (“to cheep as a chicken”).