whimper
[hwim-per, wim-]
verb (used without object)
to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
verb (used with object)
to utter in a whimper.
noun
a whimpering cry or sound.
Origin of whimper
Synonyms for whimper
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Related Words for whimpered
moan, weep, bleat, sob, fuss, pule, object, whine, snivel, blubber, complain, mewlExamples from the Web for whimpered
Contemporary Examples of whimpered
“I am utterly miserable,” Fitzgerald whimpered in a letter to Mankiewicz.
Historical Examples of whimpered
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
verb
noun
Word Origin for whimper
C16: from dialect whimp, of imitative origin
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