Mewl

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mewl \Mewl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mewled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Mewling}.] [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat.
     Cf. {Miaul}.]
     To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also {meawl}.]
     --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mewl
       v : cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: {wail}, {whimper},
            {pule}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "mewl":
     bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray,
     call, caterwaul, cry, give tongue, give voice, howl, low, meow,
     mew, miaow, moo, neigh, nicker, pule, roar, screak, scream,
     screech, squall, squeak, squeal, troat, ululate, wail, whicker,
     whine, whinny, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl