"wrawl" meaning in English

See wrawl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɹɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wrawl.wav Forms: wrawls [present, singular, third-person], wrawling [participle, present], wrawled [participle, past], wrawled [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːl Etymology: From Middle English wrawlen. Compare Danish vråle. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wrawlen}} Middle English wrawlen, {{cog|da|vråle}} Danish vråle Head templates: {{en-verb}} wrawl (third-person singular simple present wrawls, present participle wrawling, simple past and past participle wrawled)
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To cry like a cat; to waul. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Categories (topical): Vocalizations Derived forms: wrawling [noun]
    Sense id: en-wrawl-en-verb-rCHt7Fyz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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