whimper
Use Whimper in a sentence
pər, ˈwɪm- 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.
Related forms
whim·per·er, noun
whim·per·ing·ly, adverb
un·whim·per·ing, adjective
un·whim·per·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. whine, weep, sob. 3. whine, sob.
1. whine, weep, sob. 3. whine, sob.
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whimper (ˈwɪmpə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to cry, sob, or whine softly or intermittently |
| 2. | to complain or say (something) in a whining plaintive way |
| —n | |
| 3. | a soft plaintive whine |
| [C16: from dialect whimp, of imitative origin] | |
| 'whimperer | |
| —n | |
| 'whimpering | |
| —n | |
| 'whimperingly | |
| —adv | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
whimper
1513, probably of imitative origin, or from Ger. wimmern "to whimper, moan." The noun is first recorded c.1700.
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Example sentences
By the campaign's end, theme and policy had gone out with barely a whimper.
His wonderful nerve in bearing all this without a whimper aroused the admiration of all.
If a white dwarf exists in a two-star system with a companion, it can avert its fate and go out with a bang, not a whimper.
Started the recruiting campaign with momentum but ended with a whimper.
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