whimper

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  1. intransitive verb To cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine. See Synonyms at cry.
  2. intransitive verb To complain.
  3. transitive verb To utter in a whimper.

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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

gasp ·  yelp ·  grunt ·  sob ·  growl ·  croak ·  gurgle ·  whine ·  squeak ·  wail ·  chuckle ·  giggle

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whimper:   whimpers ·  whimpering
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Probably imitative.

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  1. Also (Scots) whimmer; = Low German wemeren = German wimmern, whimper; cf. Middle High German wimmer, n., whining, gewammer, whining; perhaps ult. connected with whine.
  2. from whimper, v. Cf. Middle High German wimmer, whimper, crying, whining.
 

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