Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To cry as a cat; squall.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail.

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  • verb to wail, to cry plaintively

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb make high-pitched, whiney noises

Etymologies

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Imitative.

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