as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
patiently posed for dozens of photographs without so much as a whimper
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1
as in to cry
to utter feeble plaintive cries
the dog whimpered to be let in
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2
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a good-hearted person, but given to whimpering about trifles
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Recent Examples of whimper
Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
These ideas had strong beginnings but ended with a whimper.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
This makes Solo an interesting foil for Nichols, a whimpering man-child to her hypercompetent and quiet loner.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This is the way Temptation Island ends: Not with a bang (or, in Brion’s case, multiple bangs), but with a whimper.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
These ideas had strong beginnings but ended with a whimper.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
The little girl whimpers as my prosthetic eye blinks, adjusts and trains on her like the scope of a rifle.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
This makes Solo an interesting foil for Nichols, a whimpering man-child to her hypercompetent and quiet loner.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimper
Noun
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The motor produces a whine that is noticeable but not distracting.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Israel Hernandez heard the faint whine of sirens outside his Wilmington apartment and looked up just in time to see a minivan crash into another vehicle as police gave chase.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Parsons cried on the Bleacher Report live broadcast.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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People in the audience were crying, for God’s sake.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In another email to Instagram leaders in 2017, Systrom complained that Instagram got no new headcount despite a wide investment to grow the company’s video ambitions.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Preservationists are complaining that Tranquillity’s plan would harm the open views in that part of town.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And there, like an old friend, is Cronenberg’s regular composer Howard Shore with a synth moan to keep the mood unnerving.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The audience thought his moans were all part of the act.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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What could have been a coronation for McIlroy along the back nine turned into a heart-racing, lead-changing, jaw-dropping finish at golf’s greatest theater that ended with McIlroy sobbing with joy and disbelief.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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Devastated by the carnage around him and the heart-wrenching duty of telling his quasi-stepson, Jake (Taj Speights), that his girlfriend (Sloan Mannino) died in the shooting, Robby sank to the floor of the pediatrics room, sobbing and whispering the Shema prayer to himself.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The audience screamed in approval for the coming out, as seen in a TikTok from the show.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
24 Apr. 2025
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During his mock intervention with Jason and Danny, Jax says that his father was always yelling and screaming, so was his grandfather.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The figure is only representative of information and complaints submitted by victims to the IC3, FBI officials confirmed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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In an exhibit to HSM’s complaint, the marketing advance is detailed.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Then Elliott bashes the bleating thing’s brains in.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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The pasture behind the barn is a blur of adolescent goats bleating, bolting, and knocking one another down.—
Scott Clark as told to Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Whimper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimper. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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