whimper
- to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
- to utter in a whimper.
- a whimpering cry or sound.
Origin of whimper
Synonyms for whimper
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moan, weep, bleat, sob, fuss, pule, object, whine, snivel, blubber, complain, mewlExamples from the Web for whimper
Contemporary Examples of whimper
Did the French monarchy end not with a bang—or a whimper—but a smile?
Democratic capitalism had won the Cold War not with a bang, but a whimper.
In Kyushu, where the yakuza are deeply rooted, they are not leaving with a whimper, they are leaving with a bang.
Without a bang or a whimper, the Grand Bargain died this week.
This is the way the World Economic Forum ends every year, not with a bang, but a whimper.
Historical Examples of whimper
Gave it up, as you did, without a whimper or even a whisper?
Galusha the MagnificentJoseph C. Lincoln
I might be a "Babe in the Wood," but he should not have the satisfaction of hearing me whimper.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
"Your father is nothing but an ache and a stound to you, lass," Sim would say in a whimper.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
Ralph would rather have heard him whimper and shuffle as he had done before.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
Liza, frightened again, began once more to whimper prettily.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
whimper
- (intr) to cry, sob, or whine softly or intermittently
- to complain or say (something) in a whining plaintive way
- a soft plaintive whine
Word Origin for whimper
Word Origin and History for whimper
1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." The noun is first recorded c.1700. Related: Whimpered; whimpering.