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单词 whimper
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
whim•per /ˈhwɪmpɚ, ˈwɪm-/USA pronunciation   v. 
    [no object]
  1. to cry with or utter in low, sad, weak sounds:The dog whimpered from fear.

n. [countable]
  1. a whimpering sound.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
whim•per  (hwim′pər, wim′-),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.

v.t. 
  1. to utter in a whimper.

n. 
  1. a whimpering cry or sound.
  • obsolete whimp to whine + -er6 1505–15
whim′per•er, n. 
whim′per•ing•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged whine, weep, sob.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged whine, sob.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whimper /ˈwɪmpə/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to cry, sob, or whine softly or intermittently
  2. to complain or say (something) in a whining plaintive way
 n
  1. a soft plaintive whine
Etymology: 16th Century: from dialect whimp, of imitative origin

ˈwhimperer n ˈwhimpering n ˈwhimperingly adv
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