Whimper vs Lament - What's the difference?
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To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
* 1886 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde)
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
* Latimer
To say something in a whimpering manner.
To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
* Bible, John xvi. 20
To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail.
* 2014 , , "
* Dryden
Whimper is a related term of lament.
As nouns the difference between whimper and lament
is that whimper is a low intermittent sob while lament is an expression of grief, suffering, or sadness.As verbs the difference between whimper and lament
is that whimper is to cry or sob softly and intermittently while lament is to express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.whimper
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(en verb)- The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room.
- At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hysterical whimpering ; and the cook, crying out "Bless God! it's Mr. Utterson," ran forward as if to take him in her arms.
- Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
- "Master, please don't punish me!" he whimpered .
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* See alsoDerived terms
* whimperativelament
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* (l) (rare)Verb
(en verb)- Ye shall weep and lament , but the world shall rejoice.
Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter", The Guardian , 18 October 2014:
- By the end, Sunderland were lucky to lose by the same scoreline Northampton Town suffered against Southampton, in 1921. The Sunderland manager, Gus Poyet, lamented that it was “the most embarrassed I’ve ever been on a football pitch, without a doubt”.
- One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes.