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puling
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pule \Pule\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puled; p. pr. & vb. n. Puling.] [F. piauler; cf. L. pipilare, pipire, to peep, pip, chirp, and E. peep to chirp.] 1. To cry like a chicken. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To whimper; to whine, as a complaining child. [1913 Webster] It becometh not such a gallant to whine and pule. --Barrow. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Puling \Pul"ing\, n.
A cry, as of a chicken,; a whining or whimpering.
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Leave this faint puling and lament as I do. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Puling \Pul"ing\, a. Whimpering; whining; childish. [1913 Webster]
