Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: pul-ing
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pule

noun

A whining or whimpering.

Example Sentences

"Leave this faint puling and lament as I do."
"Let the songs be loud and cheerful, and not chirpings or pulings."
"‘None of that nonsense! We’re not going to hurt thee, Linton—isn’t that thy name? Thou art thy mother’s child, entirely! Where is my share in thee, puling chicken?’"
"What glamour of infatuation was it which made that nonsense beautiful? One wonders that such puling and trash could ever have made one happy. And yet there were dates when you kissed those silly letters with rapture—lived upon six absurd lines for a week, and until the reactionary period came, when you were restless and miserable until you got a fresh supply of folly."

Etymology

From pule + -ing.

Inflected Forms

pulings (plural)

Synonyms

mewling

Questions

What does puling mean?: present participle and gerund of pule
Where does puling come from?: From pule + -ing.

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