The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pule \Pule\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Puling.] [F. piauler; cf. L. pipilare, pipire, to peep,
pip, chirp, and E. peep to chirp.]
1. To cry like a chicken. --Bacon.
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2. To whimper; to whine, as a complaining child.
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It becometh not such a gallant to whine and pule.
--Barrow.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Puling \Pul"ing\, n.
A cry, as of a chicken,; a whining or whimpering.
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Leave this faint puling and lament as I do. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Puling \Pul"ing\, a.
Whimpering; whining; childish.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "puling":
Jeremianic, bawling, blatant, complaining, crying, faultfinding,
fretful, howling, lamentive, lowing, moanful, mournful, mugient,
peevish, petulant, plaintive, plangent, querulous, sorrowful,
ululant, wailful, wailing, weeping, whimpering, whining, whiny