pule Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cry weakly or softly
    whimper; mewl; wail.
    • she wailed with pain

WordNet

Pule intransitive verb
Etymology
F. piauler; cf. L. pipilare, pipire, to peep, pip, chirp, and E. peep to chirp.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Puled ; present participle & verbal noun Puling
Definitions
  1. To cry like a chicken. Bacon.
  2. To whimper; to whine, as a complaining child.
    It becometh not such a gallant to whine and pule. Barrow.

Webster 1913