Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - whimper
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(whimpers, whimpering, whimpered) 1. If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain... He made another pathetic whimpering sound. VERB: V, V-ing • Whimper is also a noun. David’s crying subsided to a whimper. N-COUNT 2. If someone whimpers something, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way. ‘Let me go,’ she whimpered. ‘You’re hurting me.’... She whimpered something inaudible. VERB: V with quote, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. intransitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: imitative Date: 1513 1. to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound 2. to complain or protest with or as if with a ~ II. noun Date: circa 1700 1. a ~ing cry or sound 2. a petulant complaint or protest the bill passed without a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make feeble, querulous, or frightened sounds; cry and whine softly. 2 tr. utter whimperingly. --n. 1 a whimpering sound. 2 a feeble note or tone (the conference ended on a whimper). Derivatives whimperer n. whimperingly adv. Etymology: imit., f. dial. whimp ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. хныканье, нытье 2. вой, визг (щенка и т. п.) 3. хныкать, ныть 4. скулить (о собаке) 5. завывать (о ветре); журчать (о воде) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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