whimper
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And yet the victory comes with more of a whimper, given expectations heading into the night.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
But his side are on the brink of heading home at the first hurdle, in a similar fashion to their previous two finals appearances - with a whimper and without playing a historic knockout tie.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Alas, Krypto the pup is sidelined early on with a whimper, both from him and us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Manias often peak on good news, though, and they generally go out with a bang, not a whimper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The children grew restless and began to whimper.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Depp whimpers and writhes with aplomb, but her enthusiastically physical performance never reaches her eyes — unless they’re rolling back in her head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
These included grunts, whimpers, laughter, screams, hoos, barks, squeaks, and pant hoots.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
The cries of mammalian infants, for example, can be incredibly similar, to the point that white-tailed deer will respond to whimpers whether they're made by marmots, humans or seals.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023
At night the town whimpers to life with a couple of takeaway pizza places and cafés where Tunisian and Senegalese migrants sit outside smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2022
He whimpers assent, and I pat him on the back.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Babies with tubes in their noses whimpered quietly in their mothers' arms.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
“When it comes to the actual re-establishment of the business, Sound Transit provides next to nothing,” he said, as babies whimpered behind his office wall at naptime.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
Yet because he never whimpered or complained, few outside the program even knew what he had to endure.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
Given that Cleveland whimpered to a 3-8 finish and the Milwaukee Bucks would have been Brooklyn’s first-round opponent if they hadn’t lost Sunday, the Nets should be thanking their lucky stars.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022
Hermione whimpered, as Ron helped her to her feet.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
“I think if the dog came out alive, one of them has to be alive as well,” Fajardo said, as Yogi sat next to her whimpering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
She was crying quietly while we talked, one of those whimpering meltdowns that kids have without actually screaming.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
One video, which has had millions of views, shows the mysterious figure appearing from behind a mirror to whimpering children.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
A whimpering Kerry begs to be allowed upstairs to gather her things.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2023
I lay on her pillow, whimpering, wondering how the termites knew I’d disobeyed my mother.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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