Verb
/ˈ(h)wimpər/,
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whimpering, present participle; whimpered, past tense; whimpers, 3rd person singular present; whimpered, past participle;
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(of a person or animal) Make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent
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a child in a bed nearby began to whimper
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Say something in a low, feeble voice expressive of such emotions
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“He's not dead, is he?” she whimpered
Noun
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A low, feeble sound expressive of such emotions
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she gave a little whimper of protest
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A feeble or anticlimactic tone or ending
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their first appearance in the top flight ended with a whimper rather than a bang
Web Definitions:
- a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
- wail: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
- A low intermittent sob; To cry or sob softly and intermittently; To say something in a whimpering manner
- (whimpering) to make weak,crying noises