pule

verb

ˈpyül How to pronounce pule (audio)
Definition of pulenext
as in to whimper
to utter feeble plaintive cries a distressed baby puling in its crib

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  1. whimper
  2. cry
  3. sob
Verb
  • Despite being administered morphine, Celine constantly whimpered in pain.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In the video, one of the woman’s young daughters whimpers and the other clasps tightly to her distraught, Mickey ears headband-wearing mother while begging strangers for help.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of whimper
Verb
  • Now there’s even more to cry about, as Lark has wiped Brady’s bank account clean and disappeared into thin air.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Mostly, Coleman is there for whenever someone needs to talk — or cry — with a trusted confidant.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of cry
Verb
  • In the days and weeks that followed, Alexander came to dread the hours after bedtime, when Daphna, who kept her emotions in check all day for Olivia and Zoë, broke down, sobbing for much of the night like someone in physical pain.
    Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • While eldest daughter Wyatt, 5, looked overwhelmed, and youngest daughter Bennett, 21 months, sobbed, middle child Elliotte (aka Ellie), 3, wore a big smile on her face.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of sob
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“Pule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pule. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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