as in whimpering
to utter feeble plaintive cries
the tiny kitten mewled for its mother
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whimpering
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That admission led to gasps and whimpering by several courtroom observers.
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As the timer passed seven minutes, Steve Eckert exhorted a whimpering young man to dunk his head underwater.
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“Mewling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mewling. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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