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WHIMPER
whimper, whine
(noun) a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
wail, whimper, mewl, pule
(verb) cry weakly or softly; “she wailed with pain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whimper (plural whimpers)
A low intermittent sob.
Verb
whimper (third-person singular simple present whimpers, present participle whimpering, simple past and past participle whimpered)
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
To say something in a whimpering manner.
Synonyms
• See also weep
Source: Wiktionary
Whim"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whimpered; p. pr. & vb. n. Whimpering.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
Definition: To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers. Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him Latimer.
Whim"per, v. t.
Definition: To utter in alow, whining tone.
Whim"per, n.
Definition: A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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