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Definition of whimper verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

whimper

verb

NAmE//ˈwɪmpər//

[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they whimper

he / she / it whimpers

past simple whimpered

-ing form whimpering

to make low, weak crying noises; to speak in this way The child was lost and began to whimper. + speech “Don't leave me alone,” he whimpered.

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