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Mewling

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.

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mewling

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 un­holy choir of sub-bestial sounds that could only come from the throats of Mushin-crazed men.