Whimper (Noun)
Meaning
A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The child let out a whimper when her mother wouldn't buy her the toy she wanted.
- Her constant whimper about the weather was starting to get on everyone's nerves.
- The employee's whimper about the workload was met with a stern reminder of her job description.
- The politician's whimper about the lack of funding for her project fell on deaf ears.
- The student's whimper about the difficult homework assignment was dismissed by the teacher as an excuse.