I. ˈhwimpə(r) also ˈwi- verb
( whimpered ; whimpered ; whimpering -p(ə)riŋ ; whimpers )
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound
had seen the old general whimper like a whipped dog — F.M.Ford
b. : to complain or protest with or in the manner of a whimper : wail , whine
always coming around to whimper over his troubles
knocking on the door to whimper for admission
2. : to make a low plaintive murmuring sound
the wind whimpers in the aspens
the tiny brook whimpers softly through the stones and mosses
transitive verb
: to utter with or in a whimper
they neither bray nor whimper nihilism; they prefer to fight — Charles Lee
were forever whimpering that God had hidden his face from them — L.C.Douglas
II. noun
( -s )
1. : a low whining broken cry : a low peevish sound expressive of complaint or grief
the baby continued to cry, but its cries … were little more than troubled whimpers — Roark Bradford
when the pack had been taken over half a dozen fields, there came a whimper and then a lifting chorus — E.J.Oates
the moaning whimper of the tenor saxophone
2. : a petulant or puling complaint or protest
without even a whimper of protest from party headquarters — Time
the old whimper of sterility that comes up in every decade — New Statesman & Nation