whimper
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whim·per
/ ˈ(h)wimpər/
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v. [intr.]
(of a person or animal) make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent:
a child in a bed nearby began to whimper.
∎ [with direct speech]
say something in a low, feeble voice expressive of such emotions:
“He's not dead, is he?” she whimpered.
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n.
a low, feeble sound expressive of such emotions:
she gave a little whimper of protest.
∎ (a whimper)
a feeble or anticlimactic tone or ending:
their first appearance in the top flight ended with a whimper rather than a bang.
DERIVATIVES: whim·per·er
n.whim·per·ing·ly
adv.
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