whim·per
ˈ(h)wim-pər 
whimpered; whimpering
ˈ(h)wim-p(ə-)riŋ
1
: to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound
2
: to complain or protest with or as if with a whimper
1
: a whimpering cry or sound
2
: a petulant complaint or protest
the bill passed without a whimper
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Examples of whimper in a Sentence
Verb
I could hear the puppy whimpering.
She whimpered about having to get up early.
“Where are you going?” she whimpered.
Noun
I could hear the puppy's whimpers.
patiently posed for dozens of photographs without so much as a whimper
Recent Examples on the Web
Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
And while each of these lines wants to be shouted, Koenig only knows how to whimper, sigh and pirouette.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
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Verb
The wife had never heard this man plead or whimper or whine.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
And while each of these lines wants to be shouted, Koenig only knows how to whimper, sigh and pirouette.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Whimper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whimper. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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