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whimper
- IPA[ˈ(h)wimpər]
美式
- (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
- 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
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈwɪmpə]
英式
- make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness: a child in a bed nearby began to whimper
- a whimpering sound: she gave a little whimper of protest
Oxford Dictionary