Associations to the word «Whimper»

Wiktionary

WHIMPER, noun. A low intermittent sob.
WHIMPER, verb. To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
WHIMPER, verb. To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
WHIMPER, verb. To say something in a whimpering manner.

Dictionary definition

WHIMPER, noun. A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way.
WHIMPER, verb. Cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain".

Wise words

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