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Examples of whimper
whimper
And we had pretty weak opposition at the start and then went out with a whimper.
From the keepingscore.blogs.time.com
Roland put an arm around her, and Nyah, pressed between them, began to whimper.
From the theatlantic.com
Whimper broke a foot and Bujnoch sprained a knee on Thursday against New England.
From the lohud.com
Mikhail Gorbachev allowed the Soviet Union to collapse without much of a whimper.
From the cnn.com
The end of the Permian was once thought of as a whimper to the Cretaceous's bang.
From the economist.com
Cain may well sizzle and flare, then whimper into oblivion with a cheery smile.
From the scoop.co.nz
The Copenhagen summit aimed at limiting greenhouse gases ended with a whimper.
From the businessweek.com
Regardless, Bush and Olmert's lofty Mideast peace goals are ending with a whimper.
From the washingtontimes.com
And the US and UK's great Iraq debacle finally ends not with a bang but a whimper.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
- Wail: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
- A low intermittent sob; To cry or sob softly and intermittently; To say something in a whimpering manner
- (whimpering) to make weak,crying noises
