■ verb make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent.
■ noun a ~ing sound.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing noun
~ingly adverb
Origin
C16: from dialect whimp 'to ~', of imitative origin.
■ verb make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent.
■ noun a ~ing sound.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing noun
~ingly adverb
Origin
C16: from dialect whimp 'to ~', of imitative origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004