pule

[ pyool ]

verb (used without object)

, puled, pul·ing.

1. to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.

pule

/ pjuːl /

verb

1. intr to cry plaintively; whimper

Derived Forms

• ˈpuler, noun

Other Words From

• puler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pule¹

First recorded in 1525–35; perhaps imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of pule¹

C16: perhaps of imitative origin

Example Sentences

This was accomplished by the utterance of a pule hoo-noa, a tabu-lifting prayer.

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

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He then coost it into the deep pule below, making the flee skim alang the top o' the water, as skeelfully as onything ye ever saw.

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But we are in bad case; for see, on the one side comes Pule-o-Vaitafe, and on the other Tamavili.

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Here also is another pule hoo-noa, a prayer-song addressed to Laka, an intercession for the lifting of the tabu.

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