Verb I could hear the puppy whimpering. She whimpered about having to get up early. “Where are you going?” she whimpered. Noun I could hear the puppy's whimpers. patiently posed for dozens of photographs without so much as a whimper
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Another shell landed and a woman sitting on the steps, gripping a cane, began to whimper. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Teddy’s response is to whimper; there’s no flinching or cowering. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2020 There’s a long alfresco sequence of a crowded lunch, groaning with good food and gossip, that will cause most moviegoers to whimper with envy and yearning. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2021 Whenever the chair would hit a small bump, Mom would whimper in pain. Scott Bengston, Star Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020 This game started like many Yates games start - the opponent shows spunk before hope of quieting the Lions and this streak goes from plentiful to whimpering. Adam Coleman, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2020 Chuck cried and whimpered and suddenly slipped out of his collar. Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2020 In August, the small canine was found whimpering in the yard of a home in Wandiligong, a city in Australia’s state of Victoria, according to CNN. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 4 Nov. 2019 By 1965, a few juveniles were rolling on their backs and whimpering for attention, just like puppies.Popular Science, 10 Feb. 2020
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Skeptics have already responded to The Block’s news by likening it to Civil, a tokens-for-articles project from five years ago that raised $5 million and made lofty promises about transforming media—only to die with a whimper. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 And that spring, my competitive career ended not with a bang but with a whimper. Tess Mcnulty, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Newton left with a whimper, darting for the exit when class was over. Jim Carlton, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Will the new freshmen class of Congress learn to just yes us continually until the roar fades to a whimper, which is apparently rule #2 in the Congressional handbook? Kay Jones, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021 The Sunday matinee ended not with a whimper but a bang courtesy of pianist Seong-Jin Cho. Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 In with a bang, out with a whimper? In Alibaba’s case, Beijing may consider the giant e-commerce company with data on over a billion users too sensitive to receive foreign scrutiny, teeing the firm up for delisting. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 Unfortunately for the Celtics, Pritchard went out with a whimper following a strong start to the postseason. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2022 But one thing is clear: The senator’s big play for attention is ending with a whimper, not a bang. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 17 June 2022 See More