whimper
[hwim-per, wim-]
- to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
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- to utter in a whimper.
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- a whimpering cry or sound.
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Origin of whimper
Synonyms
See more synonyms for whimper on Thesaurus.com1. whine, weep, sob. 3. whine, sob.
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Examples from the Web for whimpered
Contemporary Examples
“I am utterly miserable,” Fitzgerald whimpered in a letter to Mankiewicz.
Historical Examples
But that period going by, she became querulous about the cold, and shivered and whimpered.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
At such times he whimpered and snarled in his sleep, and they that looked on said that his dreams were bad.
White FangJack London
White Fang sat down in the shadow of a birch and whimpered softly.
White FangJack London
"Oh, don't say that, doctor," whimpered the poor withered creature on the bed.
The Eternal CityHall Caine
When I whimpered about my troubles she told me her own story.
Keziah CoffinJoseph C. Lincoln
whimper
- (intr) to cry, sob, or whine softly or intermittently
- to complain or say (something) in a whining plaintive way
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- a soft plaintive whine
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Word Origin
C16: from dialect whimp, of imitative origin
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Word Origin and History for whimpered
whimper
v.
1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." The noun is first recorded c.1700. Related: Whimpered; whimpering.
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