Whimperer

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whim·per (hw

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v. whim·pered, whim·per·ing, whim·pers

v.intr.

1. To cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine. See Synonyms at cry.

2. To complain.

v.tr.

To utter in a whimper.

A low, broken, sobbing sound; a whine.

[Probably imitative.]

whimper·er n.

whimper·ing·ly adv.

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