Whimper
verb
To cry quietly and weakly, especially because of pain or sadness.
The injured dog was whimpering in pain.
Often appears as...
- whimper in pain
- whimper with joy
noun
A quiet and weak cry, especially because of pain or sadness.
She let out a small whimper as the doctor gave her the shot.
Often appears as...
- let out a whimper
- slight whimper
verb
To complain or protest in a weak and annoying way.
He whimpered about having to get up early.
Often appears as...
- whimper about something
- whimper at someone
noun
A complaint or protest that is weak and annoying.
I ignored his whimpers and carried on with the task.
Often appears as...
- ignore the whimper
- slight whimper
verb
To cry quietly and weakly, especially because of pain or sadness.
The injured dog was whimpering in pain.
Often appears as...
- whimper in pain
- whimper with joy
noun
A quiet and weak cry, especially because of pain or sadness.
She let out a small whimper as the doctor gave her the shot.
Often appears as...
- let out a whimper
- slight whimper
verb
To complain or protest in a weak and annoying way.
He whimpered about having to get up early.
Often appears as...
- whimper about something
- whimper at someone
noun
A complaint or protest that is weak and annoying.
I ignored his whimpers and carried on with the task.
Often appears as...
- ignore the whimper
- slight whimper
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Pro Tip 1/3Quiet Crying
Use 'whimper' to describe someone trying to cry silently, not loudly sobbing.
Lost and scared, the child whimpered behind the tree.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Happiness
'Whimper' isn't usually associated with happiness, despite the collocation 'whimper with joy'.
Even though he won the game, he whimpered due to the injury.
Pro Tip 3/3Context of Pain
'Whimper' is often used to express physical or emotional pain in a subdued manner.
After the fall, she sat whimpering until help arrived.
Pro Tip 1/3Quiet Crying
Use 'whimper' to describe someone trying to cry silently, not loudly sobbing.
Lost and scared, the child whimpered behind the tree.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Happiness
'Whimper' isn't usually associated with happiness, despite the collocation 'whimper with joy'.
Even though he won the game, he whimpered due to the injury.
Pro Tip 3/3Context of Pain
'Whimper' is often used to express physical or emotional pain in a subdued manner.
After the fall, she sat whimpering until help arrived.
Pro Tip 1/3Quiet Crying
Use 'whimper' to describe someone trying to cry silently, not loudly sobbing.
Lost and scared, the child whimpered behind the tree.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Happiness
'Whimper' isn't usually associated with happiness, despite the collocation 'whimper with joy'.
Even though he won the game, he whimpered due to the injury.
Pro Tip 3/3Context of Pain
'Whimper' is often used to express physical or emotional pain in a subdued manner.
After the fall, she sat whimpering until help arrived.
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Video examples
Watch This Veteran Fly...
it here Vargas crying and whimpering him Michelle had landed right beside him his head was at my shoulder when I put this tourniquet around him and I could see his like shredded I said I knew I couldn't cope with that
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How to resolve racially...
where to go, how fast to get there. If you haven't been cursed out by my mother, you haven't lived. The person would be on the floor, writhing in utter decay and decomposition, whimpering in a pool of racial shame.
Video examples
"First Kiss" by Tim...
Her mouth fell into my mouth like a summer snow, like a 5th season, like a fresh Eden, like Eden when Eve made God whimper with the liquid tilt of her hips— her kiss hurt like that—
Video examples
Watch This Veteran Fly...
it here Vargas crying and whimpering him Michelle had landed right beside him his head was at my shoulder when I put this tourniquet around him and I could see his like shredded I said I knew I couldn't cope with that
Video examples
How to resolve racially...
where to go, how fast to get there. If you haven't been cursed out by my mother, you haven't lived. The person would be on the floor, writhing in utter decay and decomposition, whimpering in a pool of racial shame.
Video examples
"First Kiss" by Tim...
Her mouth fell into my mouth like a summer snow, like a 5th season, like a fresh Eden, like Eden when Eve made God whimper with the liquid tilt of her hips— her kiss hurt like that—
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Quote examples
Gena Showalter
American Author
The moment I finish 'any' book, my feels are pretty much the same. Goes a little something like this: It's done? Whimper. Tears of joy. Oh, my back. Relief! Shower! Food! Sleep! Oh, my back. You mean I get to catch up on my favorite TV shows? Tears of joy. Oh, my back.
Quote examples
John McDonnell
British Politician
Governments usually end not with a bang but with a whimper, as the Conservatives learned in the 1990s. Support and authority erodes over time until there is a final collapse of support and pivotal electoral shift.
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Eskinder Nega
Ethiopian Journalist
Tyranny is increasingly unsustainable in this post-cold-war era. It is doomed to failure. But it must be prodded to exit the stage with a whimper - not the bang that extremists long for.
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Lauren Myracle
American Author
What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash.
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Julia Child
American Chef
Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.
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Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
History may someday record that the Arab awakening that began with the Arab revolt of 1916 against the Ottomans ended about a century later with a whimper.
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Aiden English
American Wrestler
So I'll be honest, after the whole Rusev Day thing ended with more of a whimper than a bang, it was a little disheartening.
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Shirley Chisholm
American Politician
You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
This is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but a whimper.
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Steve Bruce
English Manager
What people resent, in sport, is if you go out with a whimper.
Quote examples
Gena Showalter
American Author
The moment I finish 'any' book, my feels are pretty much the same. Goes a little something like this: It's done? Whimper. Tears of joy. Oh, my back. Relief! Shower! Food! Sleep! Oh, my back. You mean I get to catch up on my favorite TV shows? Tears of joy. Oh, my back.
Quote examples
John McDonnell
British Politician
Governments usually end not with a bang but with a whimper, as the Conservatives learned in the 1990s. Support and authority erodes over time until there is a final collapse of support and pivotal electoral shift.
Quote examples
Eskinder Nega
Ethiopian Journalist
Tyranny is increasingly unsustainable in this post-cold-war era. It is doomed to failure. But it must be prodded to exit the stage with a whimper - not the bang that extremists long for.
Quote examples
Lauren Myracle
American Author
What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash.
Quote examples
Julia Child
American Chef
Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.
Quote examples
Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
History may someday record that the Arab awakening that began with the Arab revolt of 1916 against the Ottomans ended about a century later with a whimper.
Quote examples
Aiden English
American Wrestler
So I'll be honest, after the whole Rusev Day thing ended with more of a whimper than a bang, it was a little disheartening.
Quote examples
Shirley Chisholm
American Politician
You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.
Quote examples
T. S. Eliot
American Poet
This is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but a whimper.
Quote examples
Steve Bruce
English Manager
What people resent, in sport, is if you go out with a whimper.
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