whimper
21whimper — /ˈwɪmpə / (say wimpuh) verb (i) 1. to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds, as a child, a dog, etc. –verb (t) 2. to utter in a whimper. –noun 3. a whimpering cry or sound. {frequentative of whimp (now British dialect) whine, origin uncertain; ? …
22whimper — 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.… …
23whimper — 1. noun A low intermittent sob. 2. verb a) To cry or sob softly and intermittently. At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hys …
24whimper — Synonyms and related words: 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, planctus, pule, scream, shed… …
25whimper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. & n. cry, whine. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. whine, snivel, fuss, weep; see complain 1 , cry 1 , whine . See Synonym Study at cry . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. cry, sob, whine,… …
26whimper — whim·per || hwɪmpÉ™(r) / w n. soft fitful cry, sporadic sob v. whine, cry with low broken sounds, snivel …
27whimper — v. n. Cry (in low and broken tones), whine …
28whimper — noun & verb we heard her whimpers from downstairs why is he whimpering? Syn: whine, cry, sob, moan, snivel, wail, groan; mewl, bleat …
29whimper — v cry, sniffle, snuffle, snivel, pule, choke up; tear, sob, weep, blubber, boohoo; whine, moan, groan, wail, keen …
30whimper — whim·per …
