- present participle of whimper.
whimpering
Example Sentences
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The host stresses to a whimpering Jenn that in that scene she showed America "what a strong and powerful woman is."
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024
Kevin Little, a Fresno attorney who has watched the case closely, said the agreement “likely marks a whimpering end to what started as a major case.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
In the middle of the night, Franklin started whimpering.
From Slate • May 2, 2024
Your bedmate is whimpering in their sleep and perhaps thrashing about.
From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023
The baby in my arms had been squirming and whimpering all this while, but suddenly he exploded in shrill wails.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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