"puling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pulings [plural]
Etymology: From pule + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pule|-ing}} pule + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} puling (plural pulings)
  1. A whining or whimpering. Synonyms: mewling
    Sense id: en-puling-en-noun-jZw9P5gG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From pule + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pule|-ing}} pule + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} puling
  1. present participle and gerund of pule Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pule
    Sense id: en-puling-en-verb-Xp5wYYtz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for puling meaning in English (1.4kB)

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