as in to whimper
to utter feeble plaintive cries
a distressed baby puling in its crib
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Recent Examples of pule
Walsh, who calls herself the grassroots candidate in the race, is puling from her other professional roles.
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Dennis Valera, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Brightman’s Josh also comes across as more of a puling partner than his TV predecessor.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Dennis Valera, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Brightman’s Josh also comes across as more of a puling partner than his TV predecessor.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pule
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That admission led to gasps and whimpering by several courtroom observers.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
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Arms flew around in exasperation, and the woman left the table for such a long time that the large dog lying at their feet sat up and whimpered in the direction of her departure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Verb
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White men and women have cried after trying the shackles.—
Terry Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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And just like that, the wait to cry is on.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
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His aunt sat at the dining table, sobbing.—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Pule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pule. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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