whimper
verb (used without object)
to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
are whimpering
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present progressiveof whimper.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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There you are, whimpering and all in a fright as you speak of monseigneur, of monseigneur our Governor.
From The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch by Eug?ne Sue
They are whimpering to and fro — And what should they know of England who only England know?
From Verses 1889-1896 by Rudyard Kipling
They are whimpering to and fro— And what should they know of England who only England know?—
From Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys by Various
They are whimpering to and fro— And what should they know of England, who only England know?
From Men, Women and Guns by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
They are whimpering to and fro— And what should they know of England who only England know?
From Old and New Masters by Robert Lynd
