whimper
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Alas, Krypto the pup is sidelined early on with a whimper, both from him and us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
England reached the semi-finals but exited with little more than a whimper with a familiar problem laid bare.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
In Mr. Loznitsa’s vision, the waiting room is one place ideals go to die, or at least whimper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Sri Lanka needed an emphatic win to stay alive but instead exited with a whimper, limping to 107-8 chasing New Zealand's 168-7.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
The baby began to whimper, and slowly, the old woman loosened her hold on the Iron Rod.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
So his team gathered the barks, growls and whimpers of 74 dogs of varying breeds, ages and sexes, in a variety of contexts.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
These included grunts, whimpers, laughter, screams, hoos, barks, squeaks, and pant hoots.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
The cries of mammalian infants, for example, can be incredibly similar, to the point that white-tailed deer will respond to whimpers whether they're made by marmots, humans or seals.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023
The dog’s whimpers could be heard on the video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Speechless human sounds—spontaneous shrieks, ragged breaths, baby whimpers, one musical bit of insane laughter—dance around in the charged air.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Babies with tubes in their noses whimpered quietly in their mothers' arms.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
“When it comes to the actual re-establishment of the business, Sound Transit provides next to nothing,” he said, as babies whimpered behind his office wall at naptime.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
He nervously tries to speak, but only a few whimpered words emerge.
From Salon ● May 22, 2023
“We’re off to see the wizard,” Buckley cooed, as the baby whimpered.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2019
Doña Ana’s barn still stood, and the animals inside whimpered softly, as if their normal voices would make the wind start up again.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
“I think if the dog came out alive, one of them has to be alive as well,” Fajardo said, as Yogi sat next to her whimpering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
"I am one of the whimpering hounds it seems - it's either Jonathan or Alan I would say," said Sir Stephen earlier in the day.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
The host stresses to a whimpering Jenn that in that scene she showed America "what a strong and powerful woman is."
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2024
In the middle of the night, Franklin started whimpering.
From Slate ● May 2, 2024
Sitting down on his rear, he looked at me and started whimpering.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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