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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.
[G.] To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; as, a child whimpers.

Definition 2024


whimper

whimper

English

Noun

whimper (plural whimpers)

  1. A low intermittent sob.

Translations

Verb

whimper (third-person singular simple present whimpers, present participle whimpering, simple past and past participle whimpered)

  1. To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
    The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room.
  2. 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?
  3. To say something in a whimpering manner.
    "Master, please don't punish me!" he whimpered.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:weep

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