whimper
verb (used without object)
to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
whimpers
Example Sentences
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Depp whimpers and writhes with aplomb, but her enthusiastically physical performance never reaches her eyes — unless they’re rolling back in her head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
These included grunts, whimpers, laughter, screams, hoos, barks, squeaks, and pant hoots.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
The cries of mammalian infants, for example, can be incredibly similar, to the point that white-tailed deer will respond to whimpers whether they're made by marmots, humans or seals.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023
Arnold the dog whimpers on his leash as volunteers shout instructions that few seem to hear or heed.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2023
Rosie whimpers and this time doesn’t move an inch.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
