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One may hear this from a kitten in distress
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mewling
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Word definitions for mewling in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mewl \Mewl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mewled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mewling .] [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat. Cf. Miaul .] To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also meawl .] --Shak.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. A sound that mewls. Etymology 2 vb. (present participle of mewl English)
Usage examples of mewling.
Soft mewlings reached Pinnatte and Vredech, but for all their softness they were as disturbingly unpleasant as the screams that had first announced the arrival of the three riders.
It was instantly joined by a chorus of other yowlings, mewlings, bellowings-an unÂholy choir of sub-bestial sounds that could only come from the throats of Mushin-crazed men.