whimperingn.
/ˈwɪmp(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪmp(ə)rɪŋ/ The action of whimper v.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > howl or whine > howling or whining
yowlinga1225
howlingc1440
whiningc1440
whimperingc1522
whewling1609
whinging1720
whinneringa1871
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > whimper
whimperingc1522
whimper1699
whinner1840
whinneringa1871
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying
whiningc1440
whinge?a1513
whimperingc1522
puling?1529
whewling1609
whine1633
whindle1647
whindling1648
pipation1656
whimper1699
whinging1720
pule1812
whinner1840
mewl1857
whinneringa1871
whimp1925
whininess1934
c1522 T. More Treat. Memorare Nouissima in Wks. (1557) I. 89 Yf we..liue in puling & whimpering & heuines of hert.
1621 T. Granger Familiar Expos. Eccles. xii. 4. 320 The noise of little birds, the whimpering of mice, euery small stirrage waketh them.
1621 G. Markham Hungers Preuention 274 A kinde of whimpering and whining in his [sc. the dog's] voice.
1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness x. vii. 509 He will not..be put off with solemn whimperings, Hypocritical Confessions, ruful faces.
1735 W. Somervile Chace i. 225 The..Hound..Bounds o'er the Lawn to seize his panting Prey And in imperfect Whimp'rings speaks his Joy.
1832 W. Irving Alhambra II. 102 His wife received him..with whimperings and repinings.
1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) viii, in Writings I. 78 There was no sham whimpering..but the boy's heart seemed touched.
1902 L. Stephen Stud. of Biographer IV. v. 188 Many men of business..enjoy in strict privacy a little whimpering over a novel.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
whimperingadj.
/ˈwɪmp(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪmp(ə)rɪŋ/ That whimpers, in various senses.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that howls or whines
whining15..
yowlingc1590
plainful1598
whimpering1598
howlinga1605
whinging1720
wailful1818
ululating1894
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > whimper
puling1529
whimpering1598
puly1688
whinneringa1871
whimpered1892
pulamitinga1930
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [adjective] > crying feebly or plaintively
whining15..
puling1529
whimpering1598
whewling1609
bemoaning1639
puly1688
whinging1720
whinneringa1871
1598 E. Guilpin Skialetheia Prel. sig. B8 Their whimpring Sonnets, puling Elegies Slaunder the Muses.
1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir ii. sig. D Our whimpring Lady and Mistresse sent mee.
1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. I3v Speak, whimp'ring Younglings, and make known The reason, why Ye droop, and weep.
1735 R. Savage Progress of Divine 17 Be your's the blubb'ring Lip, and whimp'ring Eye!
1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 30 With heads erect, and whimpering cry, The hounds behind their passage ply.
1840 W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. II. 110 Any one can see why Rousseau should be such a whimpering reformer.
1879 R. Browning Ivan Ivanovitch in Idyls I. 205 The whimperingest cub that ever squeezed the teat!
Derivatives
ˈwhimperingly adv.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adverb] > whimper
pulingly1600
whimperingly1878
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [adverb] > with feeble or plaintive crying
pulingly1600
whiningly1664
whimperingly1878
1878 R. L. Stevenson Inland Voy. 157 He would suddenly break away and begin whimperingly to commiserate the poor.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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