pule
/pjuːl/verb
no obj.[often as adj. puling]
- poetic/literary cry querulously or weakly〈诗/文〉哀泣, 哭诉; 呜咽, 啜泣:
she's no puling infant.
她决不是个爱哭泣的婴儿。
词源
late Middle English (originally referring to a bird's cry): probably imitative; compare with French piauler, in the same sense.