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whimper

verb
🔊/ˈwɪmpə(r)/
🔊/ˈwɪmpər/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they whimper
🔊/ˈwɪmpə(r)/
🔊/ˈwɪmpər/
he / she / it whimpers
🔊/ˈwɪmpəz/
🔊/ˈwɪmpərz/
past simple whimpered
🔊/ˈwɪmpəd/
🔊/ˈwɪmpərd/
past participle whimpered
🔊/ˈwɪmpəd/
🔊/ˈwɪmpərd/
-ing form whimpering
🔊/ˈwɪmpərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈwɪmpərɪŋ/
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  1. to make low, weak crying noises; to speak in this way抽泣；呜咽；啜泣；泣诉；抽搭着说
    • The dog whimpered softly.那只狗轻声呜咽着。
    • The child was lost and began to whimper.那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。🔊🔊
    • + speech ‘Don't leave me alone,’ he whimpered.“别丢下我不管。” 他呜咽着说。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He stirred in her arms, whimpering like a child.他在她怀里抽动着，哭得像个孩子。
    • She was whimpering in fear.她害怕得直哭。
    • The boy was whimpering with pain.男孩疼得直哭。
    Topics Animalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • quietly
    • softly
    • slightly
    • …
    verb + whimper
    • begin to
    • start to
    • hear somebody
    • …
    preposition
    • in
    • with
    phrases
    • whimper like a child
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    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from dialect whimp ‘to whimper’, of imitative origin.

whimper

noun
🔊/ˈwɪmpə(r)/
🔊/ˈwɪmpər/
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  1. a low, weak sound that a person or an animal makes when they are hurt, frightened or sad抽泣；呜咽声
    • The puppy gave a little whimper of fear.小狗害怕地小声呜咽。
    • She let out a whimper of pain.她疼得哭出了声。
    • The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.这只动物低声呜咽，令人怜悯。
    • (figurative) The whole affair ended less with a bang than with a whimper (= in a way that was not impressive).整个事件以轰隆声结束而不是发出嘶哑声（以一种令人印象深刻的方式）。
    Topics Animalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • slight
    • small
    • …
    verb + whimper
    • give
    • let out
    • hear
    • …
    whimper + verb
    • escape somebody/​something
    See full entry
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from dialect whimp ‘to whimper’, of imitative origin.