pule

pule
[pjuːl]
verb
  1. [no obj.][often as adj. puling](poetic/literary)cry querulously or weakly
    (诗/文)哀泣,哭诉;呜咽,啜泣
    she's no puling infant.
    她决不是个爱哭泣的婴儿。
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally referring to a bird's cry): probably imitative; compare with French piauler, in the same sense
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