whimper
verb (used without object)
to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
whimperingly
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a word derived from
whimper.
Example Sentences
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Jane," said Marsden pleadingly, almost whimperingly, "you come out on top—and I mustn't bear malice.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell
We jist thought we'd kind o' settle down," said Old Man Fewkes whimperingly; "and I've got the money promised me to buy this land.
From Vandemark's Folly by Herbert Quick
Old Dock still discoursed whimperingly upon the subject of his ruined coat and the meanness of mankind, and there was no weaning his interest for a moment, try as Weary would.
From The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories by B. M. Bower
Oh, Hannah," the old man said, whimperingly; "I did so want to be sure that it was there.
From Bessie's Fortune A Novel by Mary Jane Holmes
The little doctor tipped his chair back against the wall, drew up his knees, and laughed whimperingly in his freckled hands.
From The Grandissimes by George Washington Cable
