[no obj.][often as adj. mewling](especially of a baby) cry feebly or querulously; whimper (尤指婴儿)低声哭,呜咽 dozens of mewling babies. 好多呜呜啼哭的婴儿。 ■(of a cat or bird) mew (猫,鸟)喵喵叫,咪咪叫 the mewling cry of a hawk. 鹰的咪咪叫声。
语源
late Middle English: imitative; compare with miaul