as in to whimper
to utter feeble plaintive cries
a distressed baby puling in its crib
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Verb
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That said, the whimpering Chamberlain still gives me the heebie-jeebies.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024 -
Despite being administered morphine, Celine constantly whimpered in pain.—
Rania Abouzeid,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Critics cried nepotism and lamented Robert F. Kennedy’s lack of qualifications and prior experience.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
17 Jan. 2025
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The 11-year-old girl can be heard crying in the video.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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During this time, his nervous pacing was broken by fits of crying and sobbing.—
Al Wolter,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
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The simple beauty of this tableau leads Emily the ghost to break down sobbing.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Pule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pule. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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