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mewl

UK/ˈmjuːl/ uncommon

verb

1.

cry weakly or softly

  • “she wailed with pain”
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Origin

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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