whimper

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: whinewailmewlpule

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining waySynonyms: whine

Verb (1)

  1. cry weakly or softly“she wailed with pain”Synonyms: wailmewlpule
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Whimper \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. [1913 Webster]

Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him? --Latimer. [1913 Webster]

Whimper \Whim"per\, v. t. To utter in alow, whining tone. [1913 Webster]
Whimper \Whim"per\, n. A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief. [1913 Webster]
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