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whimper

whim·per

UK/ˈwɪmpə/ US/ˈwɪmpʰə/ uncommon
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

cry weakly or softly

  • “she wailed with pain”
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noun

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Origin

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

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