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Puling

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pule  (pyl)
intr.v. puled, pul·ing, pules
To whine; whimper.
[Perhaps from French piauler, of imitative origin.]
puler n.
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He laughed gaily, showing his even teeth, and puling his cap over the thin place, went out and got into his carriage.
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"He will sow his wild oats," she would say, "and is worth far more than that puling hypocrite of a brother of his.
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