whimper

whim·per

 (wĭm′pər, hwĭm′-)

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

v.intr.

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

2. To complain.

v.tr.

To utter in a whimper.

n.

A low, broken, sobbing sound; a whine.

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[Probably imitative.]

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whim′per·er n.

whim′per·ing·ly adv.

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whimper

(ˈwɪmpə)

vb

1. (intr) to cry, sob, or whine softly or intermittently

2. to complain or say (something) in a whining plaintive way

n

a soft plaintive whine

[C16: from dialect whimp, of imitative origin]

ˈwhimperer n

ˈwhimpering n

ˈwhimperingly adv

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whim•per

(ˈʰwɪm pər, ˈwɪm-)

v.i.

1. to cry with low plaintive sounds.

v.t.

2. to utter in a whimper.

n.

3. a whimpering sound.

[1505–15; obsolete whimp to whine (of expressive orig.) + -er⁶]

whim′per•er, n.

whim′per•ing•ly, adv.

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whimper

Past participle: whimpered
Gerund: whimpering

Imperative

whimper

whimper

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whimper - a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way whine complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment
Verb	1.	whimper - cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" mewl, pule, wail weep, cry - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"

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whimper

verb

1. cry, moan, sob, weep, whine, whinge (informal), grizzle (informal, chiefly Brit.), blubber, snivel, blub (slang), mewl She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain.

noun

1. sob, moan, whine, snivel David's crying subsided to a whimper.

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whimper

verb

To cry with soft, intermittent, often plaintive sounds:

pule, whine.

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Translations

نَشيج، شَكْوىيَنْشِجُ، يَشْكو باكِيا

klynkeklynken

Winseln

lloriquear

gémirgémissement

nyöszörgés

kjökra, snöktakjökur, snökt

piagnucolareuggiolaremugoliopiagnisteo

verkšlenti

smilkstēšanasmilkstētsmilkstišņukstēšanašņukstēt

klynkklynkeklynking

нытьхныканьехныкать

kňučanie

ağlamaağlamaklı konuşmaksızlamasızlanmak

呜咽呜咽声

whimper

[ˈwɪmpəʳ]

A. N [from dog, sick person] → gemido m, quejido m
without a whimper → sin un quejido, sin una queja
see also bang A

B. VT "yes," she whimpered → -sí -dijo lloriqueando or gimoteando

C. VI [dog] → gemir, gimotear; [sick person] → gemir; [child] → lloriquear

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whimper

[ˈ^hwɪmpə^r]

n → gémissement m
to give a whimper → pousser un gémissement
without a whimper (= without complaining) → sans rechigner

vi [person, dog] → gémir
to whimper in pain → gémir de douleur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

whimper

n (of dog) → Winseln nt no pl; (of person) → Wimmern nt no pl; a whimper of pain → ein schmerzliches Wimmern; without a whimper → ohne einen (Klage)laut

vi (dog) → winseln; (person) → wimmern

vt person → wimmern

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whimper

[ˈwɪmpəʳ]

1. n (of person) → gemito; (whine) → piagnucolio; (of dog) → mugolio

2. vi (see n) → gemere, piagnucolare, mugolare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

whimper

(ˈwimpə) verb

to cry with a low, shaky or whining voice. I heard a puppy / a child whimpering. kerm يَنْشِجُ، يَشْكو باكِيا скимтя lastimar-se kňourat winseln klynke κλαψουρίζωgemir; lloriquear niutsuma, tihkuma ناليدن uikuttaa gémir, pleurnicher לְיַבֵּב ठुनकना cviljeti, plakati, cmizdriti nyafog mengerang kjökra, snökta piagnucolare; uggiolare しくしく泣く 흐느껴 울다 inkšti, verkšlenti šņukstēt; smilkstēt merengek; mengeluh jankenklynke skomleć, kwilić lamuriar-se a scânci; a se smiorcăi скулить; хныкать kňučať, skučať, kvičať, mraučať ječati cmizdriti gnälla, gny ร้องคร่ำครวญ ağlamaklı konuşmak, sızlanmak 嗚咽 пхикати, скімлити منمنا نا khóc thút thít 呜咽

noun

a cry of this kind. The dog gave a little whimper. kermgeluid نَشيج، شَكْوى скимтене choramingar kňučení das Winseln klynken κλαψούρισμα gemido; lloriqueo niuts(atus) ناله uikutus gémissementיבבה पिनपिनी cvilež nyöszörgés erangan kjökur, snökt piagnucolio; uggiolio しくしくいう泣き声 킹킹거리는 소리 inkštimas šņukstēšana; smilksti; smilkstēšana rengekan; keluhan gejankklynkingskowyt lamúria scâncet поскуливание; хныканье kňučanie, kvičanie, mrnčanie ječanje cmizdrenje gnäll[ande], gny[ende] เสียงร้องคร่ำครวญ ağlama, sızlama 嗚咽聲 пхикання, скімлення ریں ریں tiếng khóc thút thít 呜咽声

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whimper

n. quejido, lloriqueo;

v. sollozar, lloriquear.

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