mewl

Plural: mewls

Verb

Verb Forms: mewled, mewling, mewls

To cry weakly or querulously; to whimper like a baby.
cry weakly or softly
To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.

Noun

A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling.

Examples

After a bad draw, he could only mew about his poor luck in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From 1599 or earlier (1530 in a Scottish document), apparently from Shakespeare with this spelling. Perhaps from Middle English mewen (“to whimper”) + -le (frequentative suffix).

Synonyms

pule, wail, whimper

Scrabble Score: 9

mewl: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mewl: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mewl: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

mewl: valid Words With Friends Word