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). whimperer n. whimperingly adv.
[ imit., f. dial. whimp ]