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   whimper

   /ˈwɪmpə/

   verb

   • 1. make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness: "a child in a bed nearby began to whimper"
   • ▪ say something in a low, feeble voice that expresses fear, pain, or unhappiness: "‘He's not dead, is he?’ she whimpered"

   noun

   • 1. a whimpering sound: "she gave a little whimper of protest"
   • ▪ a feeble or anticlimactic tone or ending: "their first appearance in the top flight ended with a whimper rather than a bang"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from dialect whimp ‘to whimper’, of imitative origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. whimperer noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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