whimper

Meanings

Plural: whimpers

Noun

a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
A low intermittent sob.

Verb

cry weakly or softly
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
To say something in a whimpering manner.

Origin / Etymology

From dialectal whimp (“to whine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare German wimmern (“to whimper, whine”).

Synonyms

mewl, pule, wail, whine

Scrabble Score: 17

whimper is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
whimper is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whimper is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

whimper is a valid Words With Friends word