Whimper: alternatives and connections

Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.

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To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.

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To cry like a chicken.

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To cry like a chicken.

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To cry, as a young child; to squall.

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To cry like a chicken.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

To choose; to select.

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To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, n…

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.