mewl

vi. 低泣, 低叫, 咪咪叫

发音

CA /ˈmjuːl/
UK /ˈmjuːl/

词形变化

mewls 复数 mewls mewled mewling mewls 三单 mewling 现在分词 mewled 过去式 mewled 过去分词

别名

meawl

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling.

v.
  1. 1.

    To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

wail whimper pule

上位词 2

cry weep

词源

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).

来源：wiktionary