Meaning of WHIMPER
Pronunciation: | | 'wimpur
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- [n] a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
- [v] cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
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| Synonyms: | | mewl, pule, wail, whine |
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| See Also: | | complaint, cry, weep | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Whim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whimpered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Whimpering}.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to
complain; as, a child whimpers.
Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers
that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
--Latimer.
\Whim"per\, v. t.
To utter in alow, whining tone.
\Whim"per\, n.
A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive
of complaint or grief.
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