whimper
To cry or sob softly and intermittentlyTo cry or sob softly and intermittently.
» The dog whimpered and backed away.
Meaning
3 sensesTo cry or sob softly and intermittently.
The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room.
wimmern, winseln, quengeln
хны́катьxnýkatʹ, скули́тьskulítʹ
пхикатиpxykaty, скімлитиskimlyty
cry weakly or softly
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
To say something in a whimpering manner.
“Master, please don’t punish me!” he whimpered.
Examples
23 sentencesThe dog whimpered and backed away.
Cookie whimpered in pain.
Tom started whimpering.
Tom's dog whimpered.
How long are you going to keep whimpering about that? You can't change the past.
deWie lange willst du noch darüber jammern? Du kannst die Vergangenheit nicht ändern.
Translations
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Origin
From dialectal whimp (“to whine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare German wimmern (“tFrom dialectal whimp (“to whine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare German wimmern (“to whimper, whine”).
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Forms
whimpers, whimpering, whimpered, whimperedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle