- present participle of whimper.
whimpering
Example Sentences
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In the middle of the night, Franklin started whimpering.
From Slate • May 2, 2024
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
“Mia keeps on whimpering and crying too. If something is seriously wrong with Mia, he might die.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2023
Your bedmate is whimpering in their sleep and perhaps thrashing about.
From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023
After a lot of grunting and whimpering, Rowdy got his feet to working and started over to see if he could help me a little.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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