whimper
Example Sentences
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Eliot might have predicted, not with a bang but a whimper.
From Barron's
In Mr. Loznitsa’s vision, the waiting room is one place ideals go to die, or at least whimper.
A whimper rose from behind Lloyd’s pillow, and maybe mine.
From Literature
It was thin and wet, and was complaining softly to itself in a low, continuous whimper.
From Literature
A head-spinning session ended with more of a whimper than a bang on Tuesday.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
