pule C2 Topic:Communication US /pjuːl/ UK /pjuːl/ See IPA manual Freq #117899 Meanings 1 verb to cry or whine weakly The exhausted child began to pule until someone lifted him. Thesaurus Word family Forms puling Derived forms pulerpulingly Etymology From French piauler, a variant of French piailler (“to chirp, cheep”). Compare Italian pigolare (“to cheep as a chicken”). Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pule **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /pjuːl/ **IPA (UK):** /pjuːl/ **Frequency rank:** 117899 ## Meanings 1. to cry or whine weakly ## Examples - The exhausted child began to pule until someone lifted him. ## Derived Forms - puler - pulingly ## Etymology From French piauler, a variant of French piailler (“to chirp, cheep”). Compare Italian pigolare (“to cheep as a chicken”). ## Topics - Communication markdown