pule

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pjuːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pyo̅o̅l)

Inflections of 'pule' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pules
v 3rd person singular
puling
v pres p
puled
v past
puled
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pule  (pyo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation v.i., puled, pul•ing. 
  1. to cry in a thin voice;
    whine;
    whimper.
  • perh. imitative 1525–35
pul′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pule / pjuːl/
  1. (intransitive) to cry plaintively; whimper
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps of imitative originˈpuler
'pule' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
propylaeum - puling - pylorus

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