Whimper

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine. See Synonyms at cry.
  • verb-intransitive. To complain.
  • v. To utter in a whimper.
  • n. A low, broken, sobbing sound; a whine.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A low intermittent sob.
  • v. To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
  • v. To say something in a whimpering manner.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
  • v. To utter in alow, whining tone.
  • n. A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To produce a sound resembling a whimper.
  • To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; make a low, complaining sound.
  • To tell tales.
  • To utter in a low, whining, or crying tone.
  • n. A low, peevish, broken cry; a whine.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
  • v. cry weakly or softly
  • Verb Form
    whimpered    whimpering    whimpers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    complaint    weep    cry   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    whine    complain    Cr    weep   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Shrimper    shrimper    simper   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gasp    yelp    grunt    sob    growl    croak    gurgle    whine    squeak    wail