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).
Derivatives:
whimperer n. whimperingly adv.
Etymology: imit., f. dial. whimp