whim·per
ˈ(h)wim-pər 
whimpered; whimpering
ˈ(h)wim-p(ə-)riŋ
1
: to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound
2
: to complain or protest with or as if with a whimper
1
: a whimpering cry or sound
2
: a petulant complaint or protest
the bill passed without a whimper
Examples of whimper in a Sentence
Verb
I could hear the puppy whimpering.
She whimpered about having to get up early.
“Where are you going?” she whimpered.
Noun
I could hear the puppy's whimpers.
patiently posed for dozens of photographs without so much as a whimper
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Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
The little girl whimpers as my prosthetic eye blinks, adjusts and trains on her like the scope of a rifle.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Instead of roaring back, the economy rebounded with more of a whimper, bucking expectations.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Pancho, a heavy-bodied Airedale, whimpered and rubbed against my leg with the expectation of excitement to come.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
The little girl whimpers as my prosthetic eye blinks, adjusts and trains on her like the scope of a rifle.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
Unlike Larraín’s last two films about famous women in history (Jackie, Spencer), support from Jolie’s peers just wasn’t there in the end; what should have been a crescendo to awards greatness instead ended with a soft whimper as the Academy shut out Jolie’s top-tier work.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Instead of roaring back, the economy rebounded with more of a whimper, bucking expectations.
—Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Whimper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whimper. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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