Definitions for: Whimper


[n] a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
[v] cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: mewl, pule, wail, whine

See Also: complaint, cry, weep

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