Dictionary entry

Mewl

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Mewl (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Mewled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mewling.] [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat. Cf. Miaul.] To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also meawl.] Shak.