pule

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Verb 1.3 References 2 Galician 2.1 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Norwegian 4.1 Verb 5 Romanian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Synonyms 5.2.2 Usage notes 6 Samoan 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 7 Tongan 7.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

pule (plural pules)

1. A plaintive whine

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to pule (third-person singular simple present pules, present participle puling, simple past and past participle puled)

1. To whimper or to whine.

   "Although the elderly man had some terrible turn of events before him, as well as mounting pain from his illness, he did not ever complain or pule."

[edit] References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Verb

pule

1. second-person singular imperative of pulir.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

pule f.

1. Plural form of pula.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Verb

pule (present tense puler; past tense pulte; past participle pult; present participle pulende; imperative pul)

1. (slang) To have sex; to fuck.

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ['pu.le]

[edit] Noun

pule f. pl.

1. Plural form of pulă. dicks

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• puli

[edit] Usage notes

Although the plural form pule is that which would be found in a dictionary, puli and the other forms based on this plural form are more common.

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[edit] Samoan

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, compare Fijian buli.

[edit] Noun

pule

1. A cowrie shell.

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[edit] Tongan

[edit] Noun

pule

1. A cowrie shell.