Category:Whimper

Whim"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whimpered; p. pr. & vb. n. Whimpering.] Etym: [cf. Scot. whimmer, g. wimmern.]

Defn: to cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to Complain; as, a child whimpers. Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, That winced, that whimpered against him latimer.

Whimper Whim"per, v. t.

Defn: to utter in alow, whining tone.

Whimper Whim"per, n.

Defn: a low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of Complaint or grief.