WHIMPERED

Verb

whimpered

simple past tense and past participle of whimper

Source: Wiktionary


WHIMPER

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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