English Explanatory Dictionary

whimper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low intermittent sob.
verb
  1. To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
  2. To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
  3. To say something in a whimpering manner.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪmpə/ [ˈwɪmpʰə] /ˈʍɪmpə/ /ˈwɪmpɚ/ [ˈwɪmpʰɚ] en-us-whimper.ogg /ˈʍɪmpɚ/

Word forms

whimper whimpers whimpering whimpered

Etymology

From dialectal whimp (“to whine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare German wimmern (“to whimper, whine”).

Synonyms

mewl

Derived words

whimperative
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