Whimper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

cry weakly or softly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪmpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪmpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪmpə/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪmpɚ/.

Examples

she wailed with pain

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pule wail mewl whine

Parts of Speech

noun	a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
verb	cry weakly or softly “she wailed with pain”

Word Forms

whimper	verb	cry weakly or softly
whiny	adjective	habitually complaining
whiney	adjective	habitually complaining
whine	verb	talk in a tearful manner
wail	noun	a cry of sorrow and grief
whimper	noun	a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wimmern

eine Beschwerde, die in einer klagenden, jammernden Art geäußert wird

🇫🇷French

gémissement

une plainte formulée d'une manière plaintive et plaintive

🇪🇸Spanish

gemido

una queja pronunciada en forma de quejido quejumbroso

🇮🇹Italian

piagnucolare

una lamentela pronunciata in modo lamentoso e lamentoso

🇳🇱Dutch

janken

een klacht die op een klagende zeurderige manier wordt geuit

🇵🇹Portuguese

choramingar

uma reclamação proferida de forma queixosa

🇷🇺Russian

хныканье

жалоба, произнесенная жалобно-нытьем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिरियाना

शिकायतपूर्ण ढंग से शिकायत की गई

🇧🇩Bengali

হুইম্পার

একটি অভিযোগ একটি বাদী whining উপায়ে উচ্চারিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சிணுங்கல்

ஒரு முறையான சிணுங்கல் வழியில் சொல்லப்பட்ட புகார்

🇮🇳Telugu

వింపర్

ఒక ఫిర్యాదు ఒక సాదాసీదా whining మార్గంలో ఉచ్ఛరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

कुजबुजणे

एक तक्रार रागाच्या भरात उच्चारली

🇮🇳Gujarati

બબડાટ

ફરિયાદી રડતી રીતે ઉચ્ચારવામાં આવેલ ફરિયાદ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಸುಗುಸು

ಒಂದು ದೂರಿನ ವಿನಿಂಗ್ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിമ്പർ

ഒരു പരാതി വ്യക്തതയോടെ പറഞ്ഞു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁਸਰ-ਮੁਸਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ ਇੱਕ ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇ ਦੇ ਰੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਹੀ ਗਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرگوشی

ایک شکایت ایک مدعی رونے والے انداز میں کہی گئی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呜咽

以哀怨的方式抱怨

🇯🇵Japanese

泣き叫ぶ

悲しげな泣き言の形で発せられる苦情

🇰🇷Korean

흐느낌

애처롭게 징징거리는 방식으로 표현된 불평

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rên

một lời phàn nàn được thốt ra một cách than vãn ai oán

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงครวญคราง

การร้องเรียนพูดในลักษณะคร่ำครวญคร่ำครวญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

merengek

keluhan yang diucapkan dengan nada merengek sedih

🇵🇭Filipino

hikbi

isang reklamong binigkas sa isang malungkot na paraan ng pag-ungol

🇲🇾Malay

merengek

keluhan yang dilafazkan dengan cara merengek yang sayu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذمر

شكوى تم نطقها بطريقة حزينة

🇮🇷Persian

ناله

شکایتی که با ناله و ناله بیان شد

🇹🇷Turkish

sızlanma

kederli ve sızlanan bir şekilde dile getirilen bir şikayet

🇮🇱Hebrew

יְבָבָה

תלונה שנאמרה בצורה מתלוננת

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'whimper'?

The primary meaning of 'whimper' is 'a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'whimper' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'whimper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'whimper' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'whimper' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'whimper' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'whimper' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'whimper' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'whimper' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'whimper' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'whimper' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted