as in to whimper
to utter feeble plaintive cries
a distressed baby puling in its crib
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Recent Examples of pule
Brightman’s Josh also comes across as more of a puling partner than his TV predecessor.
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Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pule
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Willow begins to whimper, and backs away from the door—but sits promptly down, still staring at it.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Moscow Police Department recently released footage from a neighbor’s security camera that picked up the sounds of a woman screaming and then whimpering just before 4:18 a.m. that day.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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My children cried themselves to sleep.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Most of us are socialized not just to suck it up, never to cry or show emotions, but also to suppress, go silent, hide, run away, act as if there is no agony.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sigg fell to the floor, sobbing.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Now instead of celebrating his release, Adel was sobbing.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Pule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pule. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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