Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to mewl
Participle: mewled
Gerund: mewling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | mewl |
| you | mewl |
| he;she;it | mewls |
| we | mewl |
| you | mewl |
| they | mewl |
Perfect
| I | have mewled |
| you | have mewled |
| he;she;it | has mewled |
| we | have mewled |
| you | have mewled |
| they | have mewled |
Past
| I | mewled |
| you | mewled |
| he;she;it | mewled |
| we | mewled |
| you | mewled |
| they | mewled |
Pluperfect
| I | had mewled |
| you | had mewled |
| he;she;it | had mewled |
| we | had mewled |
| you | had mewled |
| they | had mewled |
Future
| I | will mewl |
| you | will mewl |
| he;she;it | will mewl |
| we | will mewl |
| you | will mewl |
| they | will mewl |
Future Perfect
| I | will have mewled |
| you | will have mewled |
| he;she;it | will have mewled |
| we | will have mewled |
| you | will have mewled |
| they | will have mewled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | mewl |
| you | mewl |
| he;she;it | mewl |
| we | mewl |
| you | mewl |
| they | mewl |
Perfect
| I | have mewled |
| you | have mewled |
| he;she;it | have mewled |
| we | have mewled |
| you | have mewled |
| they | have mewled |
Imperfect
| I | mewled |
| you | mewled |
| he;she;it | mewled |
| we | mewled |
| you | mewled |
| they | mewled |
Pluperfect
| I | had mewled |
| you | had mewled |
| he;she;it | had mewled |
| we | had mewled |
| you | had mewled |
| they | had mewled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would mewl |
| you | would mewl |
| he;she;it | would mewl |
| we | would mewl |
| you | would mewl |
| they | would mewl |
Perfect
| I | would have mewled |
| you | would have mewled |
| he;she;it | would have mewled |
| we | would have mewled |
| you | would have mewled |
| they | would have mewled |
Imperative
| you | mewl |
| we | Let's mewl |
| you | mewl |
Verbs conjugated like 'mewl'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'mewl'
meal,
meawl,
mell,
meowl,
mew,
amel,
bawl,
beal,
bell,
bowl,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
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). See: Middle English '
mewen'.
Sample Sentences
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And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, / Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; / Then the whining school-boy, […] [c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):]
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You're a pretty clog to be tied to a man for life, you mewling, white-faced cat! [1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:]
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My father started rubbing and rubbing on Mittens, scruffying her fur the wrong way, and she mewled her protests. [2007, Kiesa Kay, Mimosa May, Tornado Alley, page 11:]
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The neighbours’ cats stroll into my garden, mewling and hoping for a little bit of in flagrante. Honey bees brazenly assault the cherry blossom. [2015 April 16, Richard P. Grant, “Sex and the successful fundraiser”, in The Guardian:]