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whimper

noun

1 whimper

A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way.

synonym: whine.

Roget 839: lament, lamentation; wail, complaint, plaint, murmur, mutter, grumble, groan, moan, whine, whimper, sob, ... show more

Dutch: gejengel, gekanker, gemaal, gemekker, gemier, geouwehoer, geteem, gezanik, gezeik, gezemel ... show more

verb

1 whimper

Cry weakly or softly.

synonyms: mewl, pule, wail.

Roget 839: lament, mourn, deplore, grieve, weep over; bewail, bemoan; condole with etc. 915; fret etc. (suffer) 828; ... show more

Dutch: dreinen, kreunen


Moby thesaurus: bawl, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, cry, dissolve in tears, dolorous tirade, drop a tear, greet, groan, howl, jeremiad, keen, lament, moan, murmur, mutter, outcry, plaint ... show more.

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