whimper
verb (used without object)
to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
whimpers
Example Sentences
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Earlier this month, a Gardena police officer responded to a report that there were whimpers and cries coming from a self-compacting trash can outside a local church.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
So his team gathered the barks, growls and whimpers of 74 dogs of varying breeds, ages and sexes, in a variety of contexts.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 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
“We worried you were burned in the fire, but we hoped you were long gone before it started,” he whimpers.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
