WHIMPER in a Sentence
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23 example sentences for WHIMPER, such as:
1. Flossie whimpered gently below.
2. The wretched creature began to whimper.
3. The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.
4. The man looked at her in terror and began to whimper.
5. The little fellow stopped again, beginning to whimper.
2. The wretched creature began to whimper.
3. The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.
4. The man looked at her in terror and began to whimper.
5. The little fellow stopped again, beginning to whimper.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of WHIMPER
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whimper
n. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
v. cry weakly or softly
Classic Sentence: (19 in 2 pages)
1 But just at this moment Napoleon stood up and, casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before.
2 Napoleon stood sternly surveying his audience; then he uttered a high-pitched whimper.
3 The wretched creature began to whimper.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
Context Highlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
4 Suddenly Weena, deserted in the central aisle, began to whimper.
5 The little fellow stopped again, beginning to whimper.
6 The man looked at her in terror and began to whimper.
7 Scarlett dropped Prissy's arm and the wench sank whimpering to the steps.
8 He climbed in beside his whimpering wife and turned the horse.
9 He would lie and scream for hours, almost in convulsions; and then, when he was worn out, he would lie whimpering and wailing in his torment.
10 Mrs. Gummidge, whimpering and shaking her head, applied herself to blowing the fire.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
11 'No, Dan'l,' returned Mrs. Gummidge, whimpering and shaking her head.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
12 After a long time the rain let up, but the clouds stayed, and the lightning kept whimpering, and by and by a flash showed us a black thing ahead, floating, and we made for it.
13 Coming downstairs in the morning, she found the keeper's dog Flossie sitting in the corridor outside Clifford's room, and whimpering very faintly.
14 Up the stairs I ran to the wan mother and whimpering babe, to the sanctuary on whose altar a life at my bidding had offered itself to win a life, and won.
15 Flossie whimpered gently below.
Example Sentence:
1 But there are fears that if the Egyptian side doesn't play well, the crowds will stay away and the African Cup may go off with a whimper rather than a bang.
2 The little dog began to whimper just as I tried to bathe its wounds.
3 The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.
4 A half-starved dog lay in the corner, whimpering pathetically.