whimper
verb (used without object)
to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
whimpered
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past participleof whimper.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof whimper.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
whimperverb (used without object)to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
Example Sentences
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“When it comes to the actual re-establishment of the business, Sound Transit provides next to nothing,” he said, as babies whimpered behind his office wall at naptime.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
He nervously tries to speak, but only a few whimpered words emerge.
From Salon ● May 22, 2023
Given that Cleveland whimpered to a 3-8 finish and the Milwaukee Bucks would have been Brooklyn’s first-round opponent if they hadn’t lost Sunday, the Nets should be thanking their lucky stars.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022
“We’re off to see the wizard,” Buckley cooed, as the baby whimpered.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2019
‘But that would kill us, kill us,’ whimpered Gollum.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
