Crossword clues for whimper
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whimper \Whim"per\, n. A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.
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.
Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers
that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
--Latimer.
Whimper \Whim"per\, v. t. To utter in alow, whining tone.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." Related: Whimpered; whimpering. The noun is first recorded c.1700.
Wiktionary
n. A low intermittent sob. vb. 1 To cry or sob softly and intermittently. 2 To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain. 3 To say something in a whimpering manner.
WordNet
Usage examples of "whimper".
Issgrillikk whimpered in pain, as he had done before his agemate showed up and pride had made him stop.
He was soothing the buffaloes now by voice, and Akela had dropped far to the rear, only whimpering once or twice to hurry the rear-guard.
His hot mouth and warm breath tormented her ear, and Amelle whimpered.
At my feet the dog was whimpering in frustration and the armadillo was noisily butting its head against the units.
The sight of his giant cockhead was intoxicating, and the arousing sight of the veins pulsing along his massive shaft made Hannah whimper as lust raced through her veins.
Lamorak whimpered, and Beme slapped him with stunning force on the purple-black swelling over his broken jaw.
He tossed the pie to the fauns, who scrambled for it, bleating and whimpering.
Somewhere, Bonhomme thought he heard Nahimana whimper, and he tried in vain to go to her.
He would not become a pitiful bufflehead who pined and whimpered over a female who had eluded his grasp.
More than many of the girls had I squirmed in the alcoves, sometimes chained, writhing under the touch of masters, whimpering and crying out the submission I could not help but yield.
But during the night the dream of colliding with Cluff qame again and Ira woke, whimpering with fear.
He found a real Debbie Gibson cutie miniature girl who was still whimpering!
Like everyone else he was whimpering and trying to burrow his way into the mob, but his bulk and flab could not displace the tight-locked muscle of the other men.
They pushed up against each other in the darkness, infants began whimpering and Geum started to complain again.
Promptly, Goldilocks kissed her face, whimpering with joy while she doled out a good face wash.