'Whimpering' definitions:
Definition of 'Whimpering'
From: GCIDE
- Whimper \Whim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whimpered; p. pr. & vb. n. Whimpering.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.] To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers. [1913 Webster]
- Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him? --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'whimpering'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bawling,
- blubbering,
- complaining,
- cry,
- crying,
- dissolved in tears,
- faultfinding,
- fit of crying,
- flood of tears,
- fretful,
- good cry,
- greet,
- howling,
- in tears,
- Jeremianic,
- lachryma,
- lachrymal,
- lachrymose,
- lachrymosity,
- lacrimatory,
- lamentive,
- melting mood,
- moanful,
- mournful,
- overflowing eyes,
- peevish,
- petulant,
- plaintive,
- plangent,
- puling,
- querulous,
- ready to cry,
- sniveling,
- sobbing,
- sorrowful,
- tear,
- tear bottle,
- teardrop,
- tearful,
- tearful eyes,
- tearfulness,
- tears,
- teary,
- ululant,
- wailful,
- weepiness,
- weeping,
- weepy,
- whining,
- whiny,
- with eyes suffused