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adjective

Definition of whimperingnext
as in crying

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whimpering

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noun

as in weeping

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whimpering

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verb

present participle of whimper
1
as in sobbing
to utter feeble plaintive cries the dog whimpered to be let in

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2
as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely a good-hearted person, but given to whimpering about trifles

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  1. complaining
  2. weeping
  3. whining
Verb
  • There had been a protest of several thousand people complaining about the flaunting of wealth that the America’s Cup represents.
    George Allen, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
  • That's definitely something worth complaining about.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of complaining
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of weeping
Noun
  • But the only sound from within was the faint whining of a dog.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • The soundtrack of this and every summer is my incessant whining to the beat of a whirring fan.
    Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Definition of whining
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