verb · intransitive · rare

mewl

mewl · mewls · mewled · mewling

хныкать

wimmern, quäken

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

/ˈmjuːl/

Meaning

1 senses

To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
wimmern, quäken
хныкатьxnykatʹ
cry weakly or softly

Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to cry weakly:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to cry weakly:

Origin

From 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently from Shakespeare with this

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).

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Forms

mewls, mewling, mewled, mewled

Base form	mewl · to mewl
3rd person singular	mewls
Present participle	mewling
Past simple	mewled
Past participle	mewled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	mewl
he, she, it	mewls

Past simpleLesson

all persons

mewled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have mewled
he, she, it	has mewled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will mewl

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

cry weakly or softly:wail whimper pule

Word family

1 related words

Derivedmewler

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle