puling

English

Etymology 1

From pule +‎ -ing.

Verb

puling

1. present participle of pule

Etymology 2

From pule +‎ -ing.

Noun

puling (plural pulings)

1. A whining or whimpering.
   • Shakespeare

     Leave this faint puling and lament as I do.

   • Francis Bacon

     Let the songs be loud and cheerful, and not chirpings or pulings.

Synonyms

• mewling

Anagrams

• plug in, plug-in, plugin

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pu‧ling

Verb

puling

1. to have a foreign object enter the eye