wheeple
/ˈwipəl/
noun
- A series of thin, high-pitched, whistling or piping sounds.
- A faint wheeple came from the nest as the chicks stirred.
- The wheeple of the baby goat was barely audible over the wind.
- Each wheeple of the lost puppy tugged at her heartstrings.
Synonyms
verb
- To make a series of thin, high-pitched, whistling or piping sounds, often in a plaintive or pleading manner.
- The young bird began to wheeple as it waited for food.
- The old steam kettle would wheeple when the water started to boil.
- I could hear the kitten wheeple softly from behind the sofa.