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  • 91wail — v 1. lament, bewail, bemoan, moan, mourn over, cry; keen, ululate, groan, bawl, Inf. yawp; whine, whimper, mewl, pule, snivel, sob, weep, boohoo; howl, squall, Brit. Dial. yawl, yowl, bay, Hunting. quest; yell, scream, caterwaul. n 2. moan, groan …

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  • 92shout — [n] loud outcry bark, bawl, bellow, call, cheer, clamor, cry, howl, hue, roar, salvo, scream, screech, shriek, squall, squawk, tumult, vociferation, whoop*, yammer*, yap*, yawp*, yell; concepts 77,595 Ant. whimper shout [v] cry out loudly bawl,… …

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  • 93wail — [v] cry loudly bawl, bay, bemoan, bewail, carry on*, complain, cry the blues*, deplore, fuss, grieve, howl, jowl, keen, kick, lament, moan, mourn, repine, sob, squall, ululate, weep, whimper, whine; concepts 77,185 Ant. whimper …

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  • 94whine — [n] complaint, cry gripe, grouse, grumble, moan, plaintive cry, sob, wail, whimper; concepts 54,77 Ant. happiness, pleasure whine [v] complain, cry bellyache, carp, drone, fuss, gripe, grouse, grumble, howl, kick, mewl, moan, murmur, pule, repine …

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  • 95kel-6, k(e)lē-, k(e)lā- or kl̥̄-? —     kel 6, k(e)lē , k(e)lā or kl̥̄ ?     English meaning: to call, cry     Deutsche Übersetzung: “rufen, schreien, lärmen, klingen”     Material: O.Ind. uṣü kala m. “rooster, cock” (“ἠι κανός”), kalüdhika , kalüvika ds., kalavíŋka ‘sparrow”,… …

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  • 96wimp — informal ► NOUN ▪ a weak and cowardly person. ► VERB (wimp out) ▪ withdraw from something in a cowardly way. DERIVATIVES wimpish adjective wimpy adjective. ORIGIN origin uncertain, perhaps from WHIMPER( …

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  • 97wimpish — wimp informal ► NOUN ▪ a weak and cowardly person. ► VERB (wimp out) ▪ withdraw from something in a cowardly way. DERIVATIVES wimpish adjective wimpy adjective. ORIGIN origin uncertain, perhaps from WHIMPER( …

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  • 98wimpy — wimp informal ► NOUN ▪ a weak and cowardly person. ► VERB (wimp out) ▪ withdraw from something in a cowardly way. DERIVATIVES wimpish adjective wimpy adjective. ORIGIN origin uncertain, perhaps from WHIMPER( …

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  • 99whimperingly — adverb Etymology: whimpering (present participle of whimper) (I) + ly : in a whimpering manner : with whimpering * * * whimˈperingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 100whim´per|ing|ly — whim|per «HWIHM puhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to cry with low, broken, mournful sounds: »The sick child whimpered. 2. to make a low, mournful sound. 3. Figurative. to complain in a peevish, childish way; whine: »to whimper for mercy. –v.t. to say… …

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