mewln.

Brit.

/mjuːl/, U.S.

/mjul/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mewl v.

Etymology: < mewl v.

A thin cry, a whimper, esp. that of a child; a sound resembling this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying

whiningc1440

whinge?a1513

whimperingc1522

puling?1529

whewling1609

whine1633

whindle1647

whindling1648

pipation1656

whimper1699

whinging1720

pule1812

whinner1840

mewl1857

whinneringa1871

whimp1925

whininess1934

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow

meow1634

waw1763

mew1791

maw1820

meow1840

mewl1857

1857 A. Marsh Rose of Ashurst I. iii. 95 A woman's voice and a baby's mewl were heard.

1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File xv. 91 I listened to the ululating wail and horrisonous mewl.

1993 Guardian 24 July (Weekend Suppl.) 34/1 She had a girlish mewl.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mewlv.

Brit.

/mjuːl/, U.S.

/mjul/

Forms: 1600s mewle, 1600s– mewl, 1800s– mule; Scottish pre-1700 mule, 1800s meul.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare mew v.¹, miaul v., and mewt v.For the form meawl see miaul v., and compare note s.v. mew v.¹

a. intransitive. Esp. of an infant: to cry feebly, to whimper; to make a whining noise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [verb (intransitive)] > whimper

whimper1513

mewla1530

pulea1535

whimp1549

mew1602

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > cry with grief [verb (intransitive)] > cry feebly or plaintively

whingea1150

whinec1275

plaina1425

fipple?1507

whimper1513

mewla1530

pulea1535

whimp1549

whewla1560

simper1613

whindle1709

grizzle1842

squinny1847

wimick1850

mizzlea1935

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) iii. l. 370 Scho mulyd [a1500 Nero gowlit] fast and maid her tene.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. vii. 144 The Infant, Mewling, and puking in the Nurses armes.

1799 W. H. Ireland Henry II i. i The child that hath enough, will mewl for more.

1818 W. Hazlitt Lect. Eng. Poets (1870) vi. 151 Gargantua mewls, and pules, and slabbers his nurse.

1861 Court Life at Naples II. 204 He would bid her dry her eyes, and not be puling and muling like a baby.

1918 ‘B. MacNamara’ Valley of Squinting Windows 35 The baby had ceased mewling.

1979 T. Keneally Passenger x. 91 As, a little later in the day, she was, mewling towards an upshot astride his thighs in the Tel Aviv Hilton.

b. transitive. To utter in this way. Also with out.

ΚΠ

1819 T. Moore Mem. (1853) III. 91 It [sc. the music] was squalled and mewled out by Madames Branchia and Albert.

1849 Punch 5 May 178/1 It is deplorable to see a young fellow of sense and spirit..mewling and trilling such silly sentimentality.

1992 Village Voice (N.Y.) 8 Apr. 28/3 ‘Help me,’ the president mewled.

2. intransitive. Of a cat or other animal: to mew.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [verb (intransitive)] > miaow

kewtc1440

maw1481

wraw1481

wrawl1596

maule1599

mewl1611

meow1632

miaul1632

yow1820

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Miauler, to mewle, or mew, like a cat.

1882 P. Fitzgerald Recreat. Lit. Man II. xvii. 95 [A dog] growling, snarling, and even mewling with rage.

1946 W. de la Mare Traveller 13 Birds of rare flight and hue, of breed unknown, Rose, wheeled, fled onward, mewling as they went.

Derivatives

† mewler n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun]

cata800

bad?a1325

gibc1400

baudrons?a1500

house cat?1527

puss-cata1529

puss1533

puss1598

mewer1611

mewler1611

Tibert1616

malkina1627

grimalkin1630

meower1632

miauler1632

pussycat1698

pussy1699

tigerkin1849

moggie1911

pussums1912

mog1926

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Miauleur, a mewler, or mewer.

ˈmewling n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow > miaowing

kewtingc1440

mewling1611

meowing1632

miauling1632

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [adjective] > making sound

meowing1632

miauling1632

caterwaulingc1834

mewling1843

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Miaulement, a mewling, or mewing.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. xiv. 283 The meawling of the cats.

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxviii. 344 You mewling, white-faced cat!

1959 D. Wallace Richard & Lucy xv. 210 A mewling toddler, clutching at her grandmother and weeping.

1995 Q June 117/2 The mewling flourishes of dobro guitar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mewl
释义	mewln. Brit. /mjuːl/, U.S. /mjul/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mewl v. Etymology: < mewl v. A thin cry, a whimper, esp. that of a child; a sound resembling this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying whiningc1440 whinge?a1513 whimperingc1522 puling?1529 whewling1609 whine1633 whindle1647 whindling1648 pipation1656 whimper1699 whinging1720 pule1812 whinner1840 mewl1857 whinneringa1871 whimp1925 whininess1934 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow meow1634 waw1763 mew1791 maw1820 meow1840 mewl1857 1857 A. Marsh Rose of Ashurst I. iii. 95 A woman's voice and a baby's mewl were heard. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File xv. 91 I listened to the ululating wail and horrisonous mewl. 1993 Guardian 24 July (Weekend Suppl.) 34/1 She had a girlish mewl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mewlv. Brit. /mjuːl/, U.S. /mjul/ Forms: 1600s mewle, 1600s– mewl, 1800s– mule; Scottish pre-1700 mule, 1800s meul. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare mew v.¹, miaul v., and mewt v.For the form meawl see miaul v., and compare note s.v. mew v.¹ 1. a. intransitive. Esp. of an infant: to cry feebly, to whimper; to make a whining noise. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [verb (intransitive)] > whimper whimper1513 mewla1530 pulea1535 whimp1549 mew1602 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > cry with grief [verb (intransitive)] > cry feebly or plaintively whingea1150 whinec1275 plaina1425 fipple?1507 whimper1513 mewla1530 pulea1535 whimp1549 whewla1560 simper1613 whindle1709 grizzle1842 squinny1847 wimick1850 mizzlea1935 a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) iii. l. 370 Scho mulyd [a1500 Nero gowlit] fast and maid her tene. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. vii. 144 The Infant, Mewling, and puking in the Nurses armes. View more context for this quotation 1799 W. H. Ireland Henry II i. i The child that hath enough, will mewl for more. 1818 W. Hazlitt Lect. Eng. Poets (1870) vi. 151 Gargantua mewls, and pules, and slabbers his nurse. 1861 Court Life at Naples II. 204 He would bid her dry her eyes, and not be puling and muling like a baby. 1918 ‘B. MacNamara’ Valley of Squinting Windows 35 The baby had ceased mewling. 1979 T. Keneally Passenger x. 91 As, a little later in the day, she was, mewling towards an upshot astride his thighs in the Tel Aviv Hilton. b. transitive. To utter in this way. Also with out. ΚΠ 1819 T. Moore Mem. (1853) III. 91 It [sc. the music] was squalled and mewled out by Madames Branchia and Albert. 1849 Punch 5 May 178/1 It is deplorable to see a young fellow of sense and spirit..mewling and trilling such silly sentimentality. 1992 Village Voice (N.Y.) 8 Apr. 28/3 ‘Help me,’ the president mewled. 2. intransitive. Of a cat or other animal: to mew. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [verb (intransitive)] > miaow kewtc1440 maw1481 wraw1481 wrawl1596 maule1599 mewl1611 meow1632 miaul1632 yow1820 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Miauler, to mewle, or mew, like a cat. 1882 P. Fitzgerald Recreat. Lit. Man II. xvii. 95 [A dog] growling, snarling, and even mewling with rage. 1946 W. de la Mare Traveller 13 Birds of rare flight and hue, of breed unknown, Rose, wheeled, fled onward, mewling as they went. Derivatives † mewler n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] cata800 bad?a1325 gibc1400 baudrons?a1500 house cat?1527 puss-cata1529 puss1533 puss1598 mewer1611 mewler1611 Tibert1616 malkina1627 grimalkin1630 meower1632 miauler1632 pussycat1698 pussy1699 tigerkin1849 moggie1911 pussums1912 mog1926 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Miauleur, a mewler, or mewer. ˈmewling n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > sounds made by > miaow > miaowing kewtingc1440 mewling1611 meowing1632 miauling1632 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [adjective] > making sound meowing1632 miauling1632 caterwaulingc1834 mewling1843 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Miaulement, a mewling, or mewing. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. xiv. 283 The meawling of the cats. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxviii. 344 You mewling, white-faced cat! 1959 D. Wallace Richard & Lucy xv. 210 A mewling toddler, clutching at her grandmother and weeping. 1995 Q June 117/2 The mewling flourishes of dobro guitar. 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