WHIMPER


Meaning of WHIMPER in English

— whimperer , n. — whimperingly , adv.

/hwim"peuhr, wim"-/ , v.i.

1. to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.

v.t.

2. to utter in a whimper.

n.

3. a whimpering cry or sound.

[ 1505-15; obs. whimp to whine + -ER 6 ]

Syn. 1. whine, weep, sob. 3. whine, sob.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .