According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
WHIMPERING
Verb
whimpering
present participle of whimper
Noun
whimpering (plural whimperings)
The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
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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