whimpering
Example Sentences
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In the middle of the night, Franklin started whimpering.
From Slate • May 2, 2024
“I look out the kitchen window and all I see are flames. There were dogs in the back, from the neighbors in the back, that were whimpering and crying.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023
Your bedmate is whimpering in their sleep and perhaps thrashing about.
From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023
A whimpering Kerry begs to be allowed upstairs to gather her things.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2023
He started whimpering and whining and fidgeting on the spring seat.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
