I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , slight ( esp. AmE ), small , soft ( esp. AmE )
▪ frightened ( esp. AmE ), pathetic
VERB + WHIMPER
▪ give , let out
▪
The animal gave a pathetic little ~.
▪
She let out a ~ of pain.
▪ hear
WHIMPER + VERB
▪ escape sb/sth
▪
A small ~ escaped his lips.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ quietly , softly
▪
The dog ~ed softly.
▪ slightly ( esp. AmE )
▪ pathetically
VERB + WHIMPER
▪ begin to , start to
▪ hear sb
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
She was ~ing in fear.
▪ with
▪
The boy was ~ing with pain.
PHRASES
▪ ~ like a child
▪
He stirred in her arms, ~ing like a child.
Whimper is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ child