adjective
Etymology: from present participle of pule
1. : of an abject or plaintive nature : spiritless , whining
puling coward
puling hypochondriac
2. : of a feeble or sickly nature : spindly , languishing
puling hybrids between rhododendrons and azaleas — W.H.Camp
glanced with … favor on a puling milkmaid — W.S.Gilbert
• pul·ing·ly adverb