whimperer
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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.
[Probably imitative.]
whim′per·er n.
whim′per·ing·ly adv.
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