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whewl

whewl verb: to cry, moan, or whine plaintively.

Verb

whewl (third-person singular simple present whewls, present participle whewling, simple past and past participle whewled)

  1. (uncommon) To cry, moan, or whine plaintively.
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Forms of whewl

third-person singular presentwhewls
present participlewhewling
past participlewhewled
pastwhewled

Questions about whewl

What does whewl mean?
Whewl means to cry, moan, or whine plaintively.
What part of speech is whewl?
Whewl is a verb.
What is the past tense of whewl?
The past tense of whewl is whewled.

Words near whewl in the dictionary

  1. whewellites
  2. Whewells
  3. whewer
  4. whewers
  5. whewing
  6. whewl
  7. whewled
  8. whewling
  9. whewls
  10. whews
  11. whey

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