whimpering

  • 11whimper — [[t](h)wɪ̱mpə(r)[/t]] whimpers, whimpering, whimpered 1) VERB If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain... [V ing] He made… …

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  • 12whimperingly — adverb Etymology: whimpering (present participle of whimper) (I) + ly : in a whimpering manner : with whimpering * * * whimˈperingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 13whimper — I. intransitive verb (whimpered; whimpering) Etymology: imitative Date: 1513 1. to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound 2. to complain or protest with or as if with a whimper II. noun Date: circa 1700 1. a whimpering cry or sound …

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  • 14Gray Wolf — Taxobox name = Gray Wolf fossil range = Late Pleistocene Recent status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = stable status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Mech Boitani|year=2004|id=3746|title=Canis lupus|downloaded=2006 05 05 Database entry includes… …

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  • 15Dog behavior — Dogs roughhousing. Dog behavior refers to the collection of behaviors by the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris, and is believed to be influenced by genetic, social, situational and environmental causes. The domestic dog is a subspecies of the… …

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  • 17whimper — 1. noun A low intermittent sob. 2. verb a) To cry or sob softly and intermittently. At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hys …

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  • 18cry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Loud call Nouns 1. cry, shout, call (see Verbs); vociferation, exclamation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry; Bronx cheer; plaint (see lamentation); stentor (see loudness); bark, ululation …

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  • 19whimper — verb make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent. noun a whimpering sound. Derivatives whimperer noun whimpering noun whimperingly adverb Origin C16: from dialect whimp to whimper , of imitative origin …

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  • 20fawning — adj 1. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent, subservient, menial, Obs., Rare. vernile; submissive, docile, unassertive, compliant, acquiescent, deferential, Tomish, Uncle Tomish, tractable, mealy mouthed; groveling, crawling, creeping,… …

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