as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
patiently posed for dozens of photographs without so much as a whimper
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1
as in to cry
to utter feeble plaintive cries
the dog whimpered to be let in
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2
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a good-hearted person, but given to whimpering about trifles
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Recent Examples of whimper
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
That seems like so long ago as Rampage is set to go out with a whimper as part of AEW’s new television deal with WBD.
Outside of Dynamite, which is now struggling, AEW has not been able to create a strong B-show.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The wife had never heard this man plead or whimper or whine.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Where Soundgarden’s recording ends with a bang, Weber’s ends with a whimper.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
That seems like so long ago as Rampage is set to go out with a whimper as part of AEW’s new television deal with WBD.
Outside of Dynamite, which is now struggling, AEW has not been able to create a strong B-show.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
As soon as the title of the film is said, Layla, who is standing with a toy in her mouth, immediately runs in front of the TV, whimpering and whining in anticipation.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The wife had never heard this man plead or whimper or whine.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimper
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Reports of this plan were toasted by professional cynics with a similar whine.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Mamet is the series’ comic highlight, ping-ponging between tantrums, whines and sickly-sweet pleas with the volatility of an overgrown toddler; Jackson’s Misia receives these outbursts with an obeisance that is eventually pushed to the point of breaking.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
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First of all, the breathless cries about the imminency of WWIII have been wrong, every single day, since February 2022, when Russia invaded.Dan Crenshaw, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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But Jenny accuses her of not having a soul, then runs away, crying.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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An unknown number of people within the department complained about the post.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Reddit users are complaining about problems connecting to the online forum, with thousands of people telling DownDetector on Wednesday that the service is down.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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And this is coming from the guy who always bitches, moans, and complains when players share news of their idols and advantages!Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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That overrides the crowd reaction to many on-pitch incidents — there are fewer audible moans when a foul is committed, fewer jeers when there’s an opposition shot way off target, and sometimes less of a silence when a goal is conceded.Michael Cox, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
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And in one particularly disturbing scene, Oliver gets intoxicated, begins repeatedly hitting himself in the face and rushes toward the balcony sobbing.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Minnesota governor's son was thrust into the national spotlight in August when he was filmed sobbing and cheering on his father at the Democratic National Convention.Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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As one of Jeff Arcuri’s openers at the Beacon Theater, Jensen had the crowd screaming with laughter over a wild bit on the realities of menstruation. 4.Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
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Officers responded to calls from people who heard several shots fired and people screaming at 2317 South Pleasant Valley Road at 11:30 p.m. on June 26.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Department of Justice filed a 2017 complaint against UnitedHealth alleging the company used false information to inflate charges to the government.Darius Tahir, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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West has been the subject of a wave of complaints filed after his antisemitic rants posted on his social media accounts in October 2022 sparked widespread criticism and the end of his lucrative partnerships with Gap and Adidas.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Their bleating cry is as much the music of these green mountains as the shrill call of the oystercatchers, the Faroes' noisy national bird.Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
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Danielle Brooks asks, speaking for all of us after a pink sheep bleats a greeting.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Whimper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimper. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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