whimpered
Made pitiful sounds
Whimpered is the past tense of whimper, meaning to cry or speak in a soft, feeble, broken way—the sound of subdued distress rather than full-throated weeping.
Dogs whimper when anxious or hurt.
People whimper when overwhelmed but trying to contain their emotion: She whimpered as the pain set in.
The word suggests vulnerability and restraint.
Verbally expressed, past tense
- pleadedAsked with urgency
- beggedAsked with great urgency
- stammeredSpoke with involuntary repetitions
- mutteredSpoke barely audibly
murmured · breathed · gasped · choked · sobbed · cried · moaned · groaned
Weak and ineffective
- frailWeak and breakable
- patheticArousing scornful pity
- pitifulArousing sorrowful contempt
- helplessUnable to act independently
powerless · defeated · broken · cowering · cringing · trembling · shaking · quivering
Full of fright
- scaredFeeling fear or alarm
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
pitiful · pathetic · miserable · distressed · anguished · heartbroken · sorrowful · despairing
said
Verbally expressed, past tense
muttered · murmured · breathed · gasped · choked · sobbed · cried · moaned · groaned · uttered
whine
Complain in high pitch
moan · snivel · squeak · murmur · gasp · sigh · groan · bleat · pant · cry
feeble
Weak and ineffective
helpless · powerless · defeated · broken · cowering · cringing · trembling · shaking · quivering · shuddering
fearful
Full of fright
- scaredFeeling fear or alarm
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
anxious · pitiful · pathetic · miserable · distressed · anguished · heartbroken · sorrowful · despairing · forlorn
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