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whimper

noun
/ˈwɪmpə/

Etymology

From dialectal whimp (“to whine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare German wimmern (“to whimper, whine”).

  1. derived from wimmern — “to whimper, whine”

Definitions

  1. A low intermittent sob.

  2. To cry or sob softly and intermittently.

    • The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room.
    • At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hysterical whimpering; and the cook, crying out 'Bless God! it's Mr. Utterson,' ran forward as if to take him in her arms.

  3. To cry with a low, whining, broken voice

    To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.

    • Was ther euer yet prechers, but ther wer gainſayers? that ſpurned? that winſt? that whimpered againſt him?
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To say something in a whimpering manner.

      • “Master, please don’t punish me!” he whimpered.

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Derived

whimperative

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for whimper. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA