as in to whimper
to utter feeble plaintive cries
a distressed baby puling in its crib
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This makes Solo an interesting foil for Nichols, a whimpering man-child to her hypercompetent and quiet loner.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025 -
That said, the whimpering Chamberlain still gives me the heebie-jeebies.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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In a survey of 3,000 U.S. adults with children ages 14 and under, Care.com found that most parents are losing sleep (90%), crying (80% overall and 90% of moms), feeling a sense of dread (75%), and experiencing health issues (71%).—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2025
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Providers tend to cry slippery slope and the end of free speech at any carve-out to their Section 230 freedom, which courts have mostly respected.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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Ferreira sobs hysterically, spouts horrific recounts of an abusive childhood, and slowly opens up, all in the span of a two-hour film.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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This was sobbing, chest-heaving crying — very wet and loud.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Pule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pule. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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