whimper in English

noun
1
a low, feeble sound expressive of fear or pain.
she gave a little whimper of protest
verb
1
(of a person or animal) make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent.
a child in a bed nearby began to whimper

Use "whimper" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "whimper" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "whimper", or refer to the context using the word "whimper" in the English Dictionary.

1. He heard the dog whimper.

2. The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.

3. David's crying subsided to a whimper.

4. Rot in the corner and whimper?

5. And then Hilda started to whimper.

6. Compare cry, sob, weep, wail and whimper.

7. 26 The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.

8. The child was lost and began to whimper.

9. The puppy gave a little whimper of fear.

10. The festival started with a whimper rather than a bang.

11. So, you're just gonna lie there and whimper?

12. 13 Clearly terrified, he let out a strangulated whimper.

13. Japan has given up its crown with barely a whimper.

14. The old man looked at her in terror and began to whimper.

15. I was listening for a cry or a whimper from upstairs.

16. The old dog could barely whimper and seemed close to death.

17. I am listening for a cry or a whimper from upstairs.

18. Jessie's wails died down to a whimper and then stopped altogether.

19. She gave a little whimper as the vet inspected her paw.

20. Then he gave a silly little squeal followed by a whimper.

21. She kept as still as possible; every slight movement made her whimper.

22. I said she couldn't have an ice cream and she started to whimper.

23. Hilda shrieked a couple of times, thuds followed, and she subsided to a whimper.

24. Until recently, all he had to do was whimper, and adults would come running.

25. Whimper like a whipped puppy, Jay, have a drink and pick up the pieces.

26. 178 synonyms for Cry: weep, sob, bawl, shed tears, keen, greet, wail, whine, whimper, whinge, blubber, snivel

27. I now have time to think about the simpering whimper that Bassooned the crescendo of my relationship

28. NO ONE expected a bang; but the idea of a cap on America's carbon emissions died with barely the bathos of a whimper.

29. Berserk returns with a whimper than a roar! The return of Guts and his tale feels like a horribly put together fan project

30. Antiochus and the Antichrist “This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang but a whimper.” Thus did the modernist poet T

31. But as I type this with the contents of my suitcase exploded at my feet, I now have time to think about the simpering whimper that Bassooned the crescendo of my relationship

32. Strozier, a New York psychoanalyst and professor of history, said: “We no longer need poets to tell us it could all end with a bang, or a whimper, or in the agony of AIDS.”

33. If this really the end, if his self-proclaimed "Last Stand" is going to end in a whimper, he will end it mirthfully, knowing that he can only control so much and that sometimes you just lose.

34. ‘Watched The End of the Affair tonight and Boohooed.’ Synonyms weep , shed tears, sob, wail, be in tears, cry one's eyes out, cry one's heart out, cry as if one's heart would break, bawl, howl, snivel, whimper, whine, squall, mewl, bleat

35. “The issue that had threatened to provide the most ear-shattering bang at SBC deliberations —the perennial inquisition involving the 12-volume ‘Broadman Bible Commentary’ and its editors— went out with a whimper . . . [conservatives] introduced a resolution requesting the recall and rewriting of the work because of its inconsistency with Baptist belief in the absolute inerrancy of the Bible.”