whimper
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈwɪmpər/
:
lloriqueo
- Noam's growl heightened to a snarl, then tailed off in a whimper before Perrin could move.
- a bang but a whimper
And he actually like let out a whimper, which he never, ever whimpers.
- And he actually like let out a whimper, which he never, ever whimpers.
- I mean, civilization could get, could die with a bang or a whimper.
- Marriages don't end with a shout, you know, They end with a whimper.
- I was like, the baby boom is ending with a whimper.
- So inflation could be one of the sources of shock and you wonder if there is a switch to Bitcoin, whether it will be a bang or a whimper.
- The void which binds has leaked backward and forward across the continuum to The Big Bang, bang beginning and the little whimper end of things.
Examples
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Even the dogs whimper, picking up the rising fear of the men around them.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the silence that followed, a kind of whimper escaped from the bottom of his throat.
Fiction book (1996) -
And he actually like let out a whimper, which he never, ever whimpers.
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Somewhere between thought and word, the protest translated into a whimper of reluctant pleasure.
Fiction book (1990) -
When his yell broke to a whimper, it was Estrelle's name he called.
Fiction book (1994) -
A sniff and a whimper, and he slunk off the way he came.
Fiction book (1998) -
As she got out, she heard whimpers coming from the fenced yard at the side of her townhouse.
Fiction book (1995) -
Anger surged through me, and I squeezed Terry's hand hard enough that a whimper escaped her.
Fiction book (1999) -
We hear the shouts, the scuffle, and whimpers as he crawls away up the street.
Fiction book (1998) -
The dog's low whimper signaled that it was feeling unwell and needed attention.
Synonyms
233
1.9
A low unhappy sound showing pain, discomfort or dislike
28
3.0
A high, annoying complaint
A weak, thin cry that sounds like whining
A low sound people make when they feel annoyed or disappointed
A deep sound people make when they are annoyed or disappointed
A quiet, weak complaint that people often ignore
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whimper comes from an old sound word whimperen that copies a soft, weak cry, a kind of 'to cry softly' noise like the small sound a puppy makes. So a whimper is a low, sad sound that shows pain or worry.