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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: From the sound

whimper

 verb
     
whim‧per [intransitive and transitive]
to make low crying sounds, or to speak in this way:
He heard the dog whimper.
'It's not my fault,' she whimpered.
—whimper noun [countable]
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