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whim⋅per
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ˈʰwɪm
pər
,
ˈwɪm-
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–verb (used without object)
1.
to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
–verb (used with object)
2.
to utter in a whimper.
–noun
3.
a whimpering cry or sound.
Origin:
1505–15;
obs.
whimp
to whine +
-er
6
Related forms:
whim⋅per⋅er,
noun
whim⋅per⋅ing⋅ly,
adverb
Synonyms:
1.
whine, weep, sob.
3.
whine, sob.
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whim·per
(hwĭm'pər, wĭm'-)
v.
whim·pered
,
whim·per·ing
,
whim·pers
v.
intr.
To cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine. See Synonyms at
cry
.
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
whimper
(v.)
1513, probably of imitative origin, or from Ger.
wimmern
"to whimper, moan." The noun is first recorded c.1700.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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