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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Philip Holsinger, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
My poor mother was reduced to a whimpering mess . . .
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
These ideas had strong beginnings but ended with a whimper.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The guy who claimed to be a barber began to whimper, folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.
—Philip Holsinger, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
My poor mother was reduced to a whimpering mess . . .
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
This is the way Temptation Island ends: Not with a bang (or, in Brion’s case, multiple bangs), but with a whimper.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
These ideas had strong beginnings but ended with a whimper.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Whimper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whimper. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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