pule

verb

ˈpyül How to pronounce pule (audio)
Definition of pulenext
as in to whimper
to utter feeble plaintive cries a distressed baby puling in its crib

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pule
  1. whimper
  2. cry
  3. sob
Verb
  • That said, the whimpering Chamberlain still gives me the heebie-jeebies.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Despite being administered morphine, Celine constantly whimpered in pain.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of whimper
Verb
  • Trump trolled him for weeks and now this news comes [cry laughing emoji].
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Mahali cried in front of the press cameras that came to report her father’s death.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of cry
Verb
  • During this time, his nervous pacing was broken by fits of crying and sobbing.
    Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The simple beauty of this tableau leads Emily the ghost to break down sobbing.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of sob
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