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mewled

mewled is the simple past and past participle of mewl.

Meaning of mewl

Verb

mewl (third-person singular simple present mewls, present participle mewling, simple past and past participle mewled)

  1. To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
    • And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, / Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; / Then the whining school-boy, […]c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Questions about mewled

What is mewled the simple past and past participle of?
Mewled is the simple past and past participle of mewl.

Words near mewled in the dictionary

  1. mewing up
  2. mewingly
  3. mewings
  4. Mewis
  5. mewl
  6. mewled
  7. mewler
  8. mewlers
  9. mewling
  10. mewlings
  11. mewls

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