whimpering
Example Sentences
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In the middle of the night, Franklin started whimpering.
From Slate • May 2, 2024
Your bedmate is whimpering in their sleep and perhaps thrashing about.
From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023
A whimpering Kerry begs to be allowed upstairs to gather her things.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2023
His anguish here is so immediately poignant and recognizable, so on-the-surface accessible, that it can trick you into thinking there’s more to Beau as a character than just a whimpering avatar of trauma.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2023
After two tries, he was up in the wagon, among the oats, whimpering with joy and confusion and looking everywhere for his tail.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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