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Webster 1913 Edition
Whimper
Whim′per
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Whimpered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whimpering
.] [Cf. Scot.
whimmer
, G. wimmern
.] 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
,Verb.
T.
To utter in alow, whining tone.
Whim′per
,Noun.
A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.
Webster 1828 Edition
Whimper
WHIMPER
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
whimper
whimper
English
Noun
whimper (plural whimpers)
- A low intermittent sob.
Translations
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.
- The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room.
- 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
- 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.
- To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
- Latimer
- Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
- Latimer
- To say something in a whimpering manner.
- "Master, please don't punish me!" he whimpered.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:weep
Derived terms
Translations
to cry or sob softly and intermittently
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