Synonyms of whimpering

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adjective

as in crying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crying
• wailing
• sobbing
• weeping
• blubbering
• sniveling
• sniffling
• bawling
• sentimental
• mawkish
• keening
• maudlin
• moist
• misty
• emotional
• effusive
• weepy
• demonstrative
• tearful
• misty-eyed
• plaintive
• teary
• lachrymose
• doleful
• mournful
• bewailing
• dolorous
• grieving
• bemoaning
• inconsolable
• dejected
• woebegone
• disconsolate
• lugubrious
• sad
• sorrowful
• despondent
• gloomy
• heartsick
• downcast
• heartbroken
• depressed
• funereal
• brokenhearted
• woeful
• miserable
• downhearted
• wretched
• heavyhearted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laughing
• smiling
• grinning
• beaming
• giggling
• chuckling
• happy
• cheerful
• merry
• cheery
• jovial
• blithe
• gay
• mirthful
• sunny
• lighthearted
• jocose
• blithesome
• lightsome

whimpering

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noun

as in weeping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crying
• weeping
• sobbing
• whining
• blubbering
• sniveling
• groan
• yammering
• wail
• moan
• lamentation
• whimper
• shriek
• whine
• yowl
• keen
• lament
• plaint
• yelp
• bawl
• howl
• cry
• squall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chuckle
• giggle
• laugh
• snicker
• cackle
• guffaw
• titter
• twitter
• chortle
• snigger

whimpering

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verb

present participle of whimper

1

as in sobbing

to utter feeble plaintive cries

the dog whimpered to be let in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sobbing
• crying
• moaning
• mewling
• bleating
• weeping
• whining
• puling
• sniveling
• mumbling
• sniffling
• groaning
• blubbering
• snivelling
• bawling
• yelping
• sighing
• snuffling
• squeaking
• murmuring
• muttering
• peeping
• blubbing
• fussing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• screaming
• shrieking
• screeching
• squealing
• howling
• wailing
• squalling
• calling
• squawking
• yowling
• roaring
• bellowing
• caterwauling

2

as in complaining

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

a good-hearted person, but given to whimpering about trifles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complaining
• screaming
• whining
• moaning
• muttering
• growling
• squealing
• crying
• grumbling
• wailing
• squawking
• murmuring
• kicking
• worrying
• whingeing
• bitching
• yammering
• yowling
• hollering
• caterwauling
• grizzling
• bleating
• grouching
• whinging
• keening
• yawping
• bellyaching
• nagging
• grousing
• grumping
• kvetching
• repining
• griping
• carping
• inveighing
• sobbing
• kicking up a fuss
• beefing
• croaking
• maundering
• fussing
• protesting
• crabbing
• kicking up a stink
• yauping
• quarrelling (with)
• blubbering
• quarreling (with)
• cavilling
• objecting (to)
• quibbling
• caviling
• stewing
• bewailing
• fretting
• lamenting
• deploring
• bemoaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• delighting
• accepting
• enduring
• taking
• crowing
• tolerating
• bearing
• cheering
• applauding
• commending
• countenancing