as in whimpers
to utter feeble plaintive cries
the tiny kitten mewled for its mother
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cries
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The guy even cries a bit after winning, hoping to make his family at home proud.—
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To test how adults respond, scientists played 23 different recordings of baby cries to 41 men and women with little to no infant-care experience.—
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“Mewls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mewls. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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