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Definition of Puling
1. n. A cry, as of a chicken,; a whining or whimpering.
2. a. Whimpering; whining; childish.
Definition of Puling
1. Verb. (present participle of pule) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Puling
1. a plaintive cry [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Puling
Literary usage of Puling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Coriolanus by William Shakespeare (1891)
"... faint puling, and lament as I do, In anger, Juno-like. Come, come, come.
[Exeunt. Men. Fie, fie, fie! ..."
2. Dansk-norsk-engelsk Ordbog by Johannes Magnussen (1902)
"... -ri [n] puling. Flakke [vt] split, cleave; [Tomr.] chamfer; flakt 0rn spread
eagle. .... puling ..."
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