whimper
/ˈwɪmpə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A low intermittent sob.
verb
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
verb
To say something in a whimpering manner.
Example Sentences
- "The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room."
- "At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hysterical whimpering; and the cook, crying out 'Bless God! it's Mr. Utterson,' ran forward as if to take him in her arms."
- "Was ther euer yet prechers, but ther wer gainſayers? that ſpurned? that winſt? that whimpered againſt him?"
- "“Master, please don’t punish me!” he whimpered."
- "Stripped of all bravado, Cersei breaks, and shows the very scared, vulnerable woman who has kept her emotions at bay. “I don’t want to die,” she whimpers, “Not like this.” It’s all the more moving for coming from a character who built her identity on steely resolve and contempt for such hoary conceits as fear."