OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 21159

whimper

/ˈwɪmpə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
lloriquear
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hysterical whimpering; and the cook, crying out 'Bless God! it's Mr. Utterson,' ran forward as if to take him in her arms.
The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room.
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