mewling
noun, verb
mewling is spelled M-E-W-L-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mewling means “A sound that mewls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mewling is mewlings.
How many letters and syllables are in mewling?
| Letters | 7: M-E-W-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mewling?
Mewling appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of mewling
- mewlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mewling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sound that mewls.
I heard a faint mewling from under the house.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of mewl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mewling come from?
From mewl + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).