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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.kermيَنْشِجُ، يَشْكو باكِياскимтяkňouratklynkewinselnκλαψουρίζωgemir; lloriquearniutsuma, tihkumaناليدنuikuttaagémir, pleurnicherלְיַבֵּבठुनकनाcviljeti, plakati, cmizdritinyafogmengerangkjökra, snöktapiagnucolare; uggiolareしくしく泣く흐느껴 울다; (개 등이) 킹킹거리다inkšti, verkšlentišņukstēt; smilkstētmerengek; mengeluhjankenklynkeskomleć, kwilićlamuriar-sea scânci; a se smiorcăiскулить; хныкатьkňučať, skučať, kvičať, mraučaťječaticmizdritignälla, gnyร้องคร่ำครวญağlamaklı konuşmak, sızlanmak嗚咽пхикати, скімлитиمنمنا ناkhóc thút thít呜咽
n
a cry of this kind The dog gave a little whimper.kermgeluidنَشيج، شَكْوىскимтенеkňučeníklynkendas Winselnκλαψούρισμαgemido; lloriqueoniuts(atus)نالهuikutusgémissementיְבָבָהपिनपिनीcviležnyöszörgéserangankjökur, snöktpiagnucolio; uggiolioしくしくいう泣き声흐느낌, 킹킹거리는 소리inkštimasšņukstēšana; smilksti; smilkstēšanarengekan; keluhangejankklynkingskowytlamúriascâncetпоскуливание;хныканьеkňučanie, kvičanie, mrnčanieječanjecmizdrenjegnäll[], gny[]เสียงร้องคร่ำครวญağlama, sızlama嗚咽聲пхикання, скімленняریں ریںtiếng khóc thút thít

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