whimpering

verbnouncommon in dialogue

The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.

verb

1
Also a form of whimperpresent participle and gerund of whimper

noun

1
The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
And my sea-birds made a great confusion in the awful calm, filling it with flashing pinions and plaintive whimperings, and settling into the shape of a dome all formed of beating wings, in which I on my ship and the tridentiferous god of the sea were enclosed, face to face.
As I lay waiting I could hear a sort of murmurousness beyond the door. It seemed composed of whimperings, slitherings, and shufflings, punctuated occasionally by a raised voice in the distance.

Forms

plural: whimperings

While · A surname.whilst · Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.whim · A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

whimpering · The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.

whimsical · Given to whimsy.whine · A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.whinnying · A gentle neighing.

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