whimper

whim·per  (hwmpr, wm-)

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.

n.

A low, broken, sobbing sound; a whine.

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[Probably imitative.]

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whimper·er n.

whimper·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

[from dialect whimp, of imitative origin]

whimperer  n

whimpering  n

whimperingly  adv

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

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

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

Translations

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

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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

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whimper [ˈwɪmpəʳ]

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

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

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whimper

v whimper [ˈwimpə]

to cry with a low, shaky or whining voice I heard a puppy / a child whimpering. kerm يَنْشِجُ، يَشْكو باكِيا скимтя kňourat klynke winseln κλαψουρίζω gemir; 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 janken klynke 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

n

a cry of this kind The dog gave a little whimper. kermgeluid نَشيج، شَكْوى скимтене kňučení klynken das Winseln κλαψούρισμα gemido; lloriqueo niuts(atus) ناله uikutus gémissement יְבָבָה 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 gejank klynking skowyt lamúria scâncet поскуливание;хныканье kňučanie, kvičanie, mrnčanie ječanje cmizdrenje gnäll[], gny[] เสียงร้องคร่ำครวญ ağlama, sızlama 嗚咽聲 пхикання, скімлення ریں ریں tiếng khóc thút thít 呜咽声