whimper
pronunciation
How to pronounce whimper in British English:
UK [ˈwɪmpə(r)]
How to pronounce whimper in American English:
US [ˈhwɪmpɚ, ˈwɪm-]
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- Noun:
- a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
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- Verb:
- cry weakly or softly
Word Origin
- whimper (v.)
- 1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." Related: Whimpered; whimpering. The noun is first recorded c. 1700.
Example
- 1. Little sister slumped in her seat and began to whimper .
- 2. Another whimper from the wolf .
- 3. I am listening for a cry or a whimper from upstairs .
- 4. He looked like he was about to whimper like a hurt dog .
- 5. In one of the ramshackle tent cities that have sprouted in open spaces all across port-au-prince , isa longchamp , adishevelled and dejectedeight-year-old girl , starts to whimper .