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Whimper
Pronunciation : Whim"per
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
Definition : Defn: To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers. Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him Latimer.
i. [imp. & p. p. Whimpered; p. pr. & vb. n. Whimpering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Whim"per
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To utter in alow, whining tone.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Whim"per
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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