transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwɪmpə ]
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make feeble, querulous, or frightened sounds; cry and whine softly. 2 tr. utter whimperingly. --n. 1 a whimpering sound. 2 a feeble note or tone (the conference ended on a whimper). øøwhimperer n. whimperingly adv. [imit., f. dial. whimp]