Whimper (Verb)
Meaning
Cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The injured animal began to whimper in the corner, its loud cries of a few moments ago reduced to barely audible sobs.
- She whimpered softly, trying not to disturb anyone with her tears, but the sound echoed through the empty room.
- As I bandaged his scraped knee, he couldn't help but whimper, the pain a bit too much for his young body to handle.
- Her condition worsened, and the baby began to whimper instead of wail, her tiny body weak from crying for hours.
- Overwhelmed with grief, she collapsed to the floor, her sobs slowly subsiding into weak whimpers.