mewl

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

mewl, v. i. [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat. Cf. Miaul.].

 To cry, as a young child; to squall.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mewl, v.intr. (also mule)
1 cry feebly; whimper.
2 mew like a cat.

Etymology

imit.: cf. MIAUL

THESAURUS

mewl

bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cry, give tongue, give voice, howl, low, meow, mew, miaow, moo, neigh, nicker, pule, roar, screak, scream, screech, squall, squeak, squeal, troat, ululate, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl

ROGET THESAURUS

mewl

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.