Definition of "pule" []

• To whine; whimper. (verb-intransitive)

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• "In truth, the Hawaiians not unfrequently applied the term pule to compositions which we moderns find it hard to bring within our definitions of prayer."
• "Oia ka pule kauoha a Kahalaomapuana i ko lakou Akua."
• "Ia manawa a ke Alii e hoolohe ana i ka pule a ka Makaula, ike mai la o"