Meaning & use
Mewled
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Made a weak, plaintive cry, like that of a young animal or infant.
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The kitten mewled softly from beneath the porch.
The newborn mewled in his mother's arms.
A note on using this word
Shakespeare used the related word 'mewling' famously in As You Like It's 'seven ages of man' speech, describing an infant as 'mewling and puking.'
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whimperedcried
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