whimper
verb (used without object)
to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
was whimpering
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past progressiveof whimper.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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His umbilical cord was still attached, and he was "whimpering."
From Fox News ● Jan. 17, 2022
She was whimpering, like a dog, like an injured animal.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2021
“He died like a dog, he died like a coward, he was whimpering, screaming and crying,” Trump said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2019
“Mommy and Daddy, it’s too dark!” he was whimpering, distressed that his night light had switched off.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2012
I couldn’t hear him but I knew that he was whimpering happily.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
