whimper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
    whine.
  2. verb cry weakly or softly
    pule; mewl; wail.
    • she wailed with pain

WordNet

Whim"per intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Whimpered ; present participle & verbal noun Whimpering
Definitions
  1. 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.
Whim"per transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To utter in alow, whining tone.
Whim"per noun
Definitions
  1. A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.

Webster 1913