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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mewl
v : cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: wail, whimper,
pule]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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