What does whimpering mean?
Whimpering means present participle and gerund of whimper.
Whimpering
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of whimper.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of whimper
- The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
Example Sentences
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.
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Antonyms for whimpering
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Word Forms
- whimperings
Usage Notes
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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.
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