Puling

Definitions

A whining or whimpering.

Equivalents

Examples

“Leave⟳ this faint puling and lament as I do.”

“Let⟳ the songs be loud and cheerful, and not chirpings or pulings.”

“‘None of that nonsense! We’re not going to hurt⟳ thee, Linton—isn’t that thy name⟳? Thou art thy mother’s child, entirely! Where is my share⟳ in thee, puling chicken?’”

“What glamour of infatuation was it which made that nonsense beautiful? One wonders that such puling and trash could ever have⟳ made one happy. And yet there were dates when you kissed those silly letters with rapture—lived upon six absurd lines for a week, and until the reactionary period came, when you were restless and miserable until you got a fresh supply⟳ of folly.”

CEFR level