Whimpering Meaning in English

word · lemma: whimper

US

/ˈhwɪmpɝɪŋ/

WIM-pur-ing

UK

/wˈɪmpəɹɪŋ/

WIM-puh-ring

التعريف

Making soft, weak, complaining sounds, often because of pain, fear, or sadness. Usually describes animals or people crying gently or quietly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Whimpering" is mildly negative and often used for quiet, pitiful or weak crying (not loud sobbing); commonly describes animals, children, or adults who lack confidence. Often seen in phrases like "stop whimpering" or "was whimpering softly."

• Spanish: gemir - sollozar (suavemente)
• Portuguese (BR): choramingando - gemendo
• Portuguese (PT): choramingar - gemer
• Chinese (Simplified): 呜咽 - 抽泣
• Chinese (Traditional): 嗚咽 - 抽泣
• Hindi: सिसकना
• Arabic: ينتحب - يئن (بصوت خافت)
• Bengali: কঁকনি কাঁদা
• Russian: хныканье
• Japanese: しくしく泣く - すすり泣き
• Vietnamese: rên rỉ - khóc thút thít
• Korean: 훌쩍임 - 흐느낌
• Turkish: mızıldanmak - sızlanmak
• Urdu: سسکیاں لینا - آہستہ رونا
• Indonesian: merengek - merengek lemah

جمل نموذجية

The puppy was whimpering because it was scared.

basic

She left the room whimpering softly.

basic

They heard a child whimpering in the dark.

basic

Stop whimpering and tell me what happened.

natural

He was whimpering, hoping someone would notice.

natural

I heard something whimpering under the porch last night.

natural