puling

Examples

• All

• Her puling nature made it difficult for others to take her seriously during discussions.

• You stop your chicken whining or I will cut your puling tongue out.

  The Mist (2007)

• How could I be a cultural ambassador shouldering this ridiculous load of puling, mewing, conceited infatuation?

  Fiction book (1998)

• Yet, though this task of scouring the villages was not rightly Karo's, only taken on because their lord was a puling coward, the Lord of Raeth would not do the sorry work skulking.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The group grew weary of his puling attitude towards every challenge they faced.

Synonyms

W

weakling

vspuling

• Offensive

25 4.4

A person who has little body strength and gets tired easily

also describes someone seen as fearful and whining, not only physical weakness

W

whiner

vspuling

• Offensive

23 4.3

A person who complains a lot about small things in an annoying way

is also weak or cowardly rather than only someone who complains

G

grouch

vspuling

11 5.2

A person who is often bad-tempered and complains

is more about weakness and whining rather than simple bad temper

M

moaner

vspuling

• Offensive

1 5.5

A person who complains a lot about small things

is also weak or cowardly rather than only someone who complains

G

grumbler

vspuling

1 5.3

A person who often complains about small things

is also weak or cowardly rather than only someone who complains

G

grouser

vspuling

• Informal

1 9.1

A person who often complains in an annoying way

is also weak or cowardly rather than only someone who complains

W

whinger

vspuling

• Offensive

1 8.4

A person who complains a lot about small things

is also weak or cowardly rather than only someone who complains

S

sniveller

vspuling

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who often whines and complains in an annoying way

is also weak or cowardly rather than only someone who complains

N

nagger

vspuling

• Offensive

1 7.5

A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way

focuses more on weakness and whining than on repeated criticism

B

bellyacher

vspuling

• Informal

1 8.4

A person who complains a lot, often about small things

is also weak or cowardly rather than only someone who complains

W

whining Willy

vspuling

• Offensive

9.4

A person who always complains in an annoying way

is also weak or cowardly rather than only someone who complains

C

complain king

vspuling

• Informal

8.8

A person who often says they are unhappy and finds fault with many small things

is also weak or cowardly rather than only someone who complains

How Brave

hero

∞ 1.1

coward

• Offensive

358 2.3

puling

• Offensive

9.9

weakling

• Offensive

25 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology