Used in a Sentence

whimper

How to use whimper in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for whimper.

Editorial note

I've had a rabbit 5 years and I have dogs, and mine has yet to make more than a whimper.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of whimper gathered in one view.

noun

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

verb

cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for whimper.

noun

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

verb

cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"

Example sentences

1

I've had a rabbit 5 years and I have dogs, and mine has yet to make more than a whimper.

2

Wow, this comment made me whimper a little inside.

3

Doesn't this scare you even more - the thought of the human race ending with a whimper?

4

However, they got their ass beat down by the carriers and had to whimper back home with their tail between their legs.

5

" Whether they whimper believably will not help your own business succeed.

6

It's actually quite surprising to see how steady the income was, as opposed to a sudden 'boom' then a steady whimper.

7

But it's incredibly sad to see that model of media consumption finally dying with a whimper.

8

Bravo to HN for keeping up the coverage and not letting these outrageous revelations fade to a whimper.

9

I always think about PCR. If it was "discovered today", would something as profoundly important even get a whimper of attention?

10

I think it's pretty disingenuous to compare The Onion to the Chive and the Oatmeal, with which it has almost nothing in common, and say they're "going out with a whimper.

11

Not even a whimper of cheer for Osama's death from me, given the abysmal foreign policy and national security state failure of the last decade.

12

The fact that they went out of their way to kill multi-windowing in CyanogenMod is interesting ... and the fact that the CM team complied without a whimper suggests that something may happen on that front, but I might be hoping more than really optimistic.

13

Well if I ran the circus I would go launch an investigation to find out which individuals wrote these bills, get the meeting minutes in which they were discussed, etc. Then I would publicly interview these faceless nameless bureaucrats on TV and make them run for election instead of being buried in the depths of various obscure government agencies, NGOs, law firms and lobbying organizations where they can just pull these 100 page long bills out of seemingly nowhere and get them passed with hardly a whimper from the public.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use whimper in a sentence?

I've had a rabbit 5 years and I have dogs, and mine has yet to make more than a whimper.

What does whimper mean?

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

What part of speech is whimper?

whimper is commonly used as noun, verb.