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单词 pule
释义

pule

[ pyool ]
/ pyul /
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verb (used without object), puled, pul·ing.

to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.

Origin of pule

First recorded in 1525–35; perhaps imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM pule

puler, noun

Words nearby pule

Pulaski, Pulau Pinang, pulchritude, pulchritudinous, Pulci, pule, Pulesati, Pulex, puli, pulicicide, puling
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Example sentences from the Web for pule

  • The priesthood, properly so called (Kahuna maoli, Kahuna pule), was hereditary.

    Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff
  • This was accomplished by the utterance of a pule hoo-noa, a tabu-lifting prayer.

    Unwritten Literature of Hawaii|Nathaniel Bright Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for pule

pule
/ (pjuːl) /

verb

(intr) to cry plaintively; whimper

Derived forms of pule

puler, noun

Word Origin for pule

C16: perhaps of imitative origin
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