whimper
verb (used without object)
to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
had been whimpering
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past perfect progressiveof whimper.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Churro had been whimpering and quivering for the last hour, and now he threw up.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
