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  1. whimper

    • IPA[ˈ(h)wimpər]

    美式

    • v.
      (of a person or animal) make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent;say something in a low, feeble voice expressive of fear or pain
    • n.
      a low, feeble sound expressive of fear or pain;a feeble or anticlimactic tone or ending
    • verb: whimper, 3rd person present: whimpers, gerund or present participle: whimpering, past tense: whimpered, past participle: whimpered

    • noun: whimper, plural noun: whimpers

    • 釋義

    動詞

    • 1. (of a person or animal) make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent a child in a bed nearby began to whimper
    • say something in a low, feeble voice expressive of fear or pain “He's not dead, is he?” she whimpered

    名詞

    • 1. a low, feeble sound expressive of fear or pain she gave a little whimper of protest
    • a feeble or anticlimactic tone or ending their first appearance in the top flight ended with a whimper rather than a bang
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    • IPA[ˈwɪmpə]

    英式

    • v.
      make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness: a child in a bed nearby began to whimper
    • n.
      a whimpering sound: she gave a little whimper of protest

    Oxford Dictionary