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whimper
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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.

[Probably imitative.]

whimper·er n.
whimper·ing·ly adv.

whimper
Verb
to cry, complain, or say (something) in a whining plaintive way
Noun
a soft plaintive whine [imitative]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.whimper - a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment
Verb1.whimperwhimper - cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
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"

whimper
verb 1. cry, moan, sob, weep, whine, whinge (informal) grizzle (informal), chiefly Brit. blubber, snivel, blub (slang) mewl
noun 2. sob, moan, whine, snivel
Translations

whimper [ˈwɪmpəʳ] n (= weeping) → lloriqueo (= moan); quejido
whimper [ˈwɪmpəʳ] ngeignement m
vigeindre
whimper [ˈwɪmpəʳ] n (cry, moan) → Wimmern nt
viwimmern
whimper [ˈwɪmpəʳ] npiagnucolio

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; (개 등이) 킹킹거리다 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 흐느낌, 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


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