mewl

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈmjuːl/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling.
    — There would have been total silence if it hadn't been for the sea nearby, mewling. Indeed, that same mewl added to the sleepy image that filled the dormant house.
动词 v.
  1. To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
    — And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, / Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; / Then the whining school-boy, […]

词形变化

mewls present,singular,third-person mewling participle,present mewled participle,past mewled past mewls plural

词源

词源 1
From 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently from Shakespeare with this spelling. Perhaps from Middle English mewen (“to whimper”) + -le (frequentative suffix).
词源 2
From 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently from Shakespeare with this spelling. Perhaps from Middle English mewen (“to whimper”) + -le (frequentative suffix).
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