Meaning & use
Whimpers
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Soft, feeble, whining sounds expressing pain, fear, or unhappiness.
See it in a sentence
The frightened puppy let out small whimpers from under the bed.
She could hear quiet whimpers coming from the nursery.
A note on using this word
The word is famously used in T.S. Eliot's line 'not with a bang but a whimper', contrasting a dramatic end with a feeble, quiet one.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To make soft, plaintive crying sounds.
The child whimpers whenever he wakes from a bad dream.
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