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puling
CIDE DICTIONARY
puling, n.
A cry, as of a chicken,; a whining or whimpering. [1913 Webster]
"Leave this faint puling and lament as I do."
[1913 Webster]
puling, a.
Whimpering; whining; childish. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
puling
Jeremianic, bawling, blatant, complaining, crying, faultfinding, fretful, howling, lamentive, lowing, moanful, mournful, mugient, peevish, petulant, plaintive, plangent, querulous, sorrowful, ululant, wailful, wailing, weeping, whimpering, whining, whiny
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