| 词汇 | whimpering |
| 释义 | whimpering present participle ofwhimper whimper verb[ I ] uk /ˈwɪm.pər/ us /ˈwɪm.pɚ/ (especially of an animal) to make a series of small, weak sounds expressing pain or unhappiness: （尤指动物因疼痛或不高兴而）呜咽，抽泣 A half-starved dog lay in the corner, whimpering pathetically.一条饿得半死的狗趴在角落里，可怜地呜咽着。 I said she couldn't have an ice cream and she started to whimper.我说不给她买冰激凌吃，她就开始抽泣。 Compare wailverb The little dog was whimpering and crying because it was on a leash. Every time the puppy whimpers, the owner picks it up. The boy screamed and whimpered in pain. Animal (non-human) sounds baa barky bleat buzzy caterwauling chatter cheep cockcrow coo honk miaow moo purr quack roar trill trumpet tu-whit tu-whoo warble whinny You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Expressing and showing feelings Examples of whimperingwhimpering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The anxieties expressed about those proposals should not be dismissed as the unnecessary whimpering of a few remaining wets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain doubts have been expressed about the desirability of the hard ecu, or indeed the wet and whimpering ecu that sits in its basket. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The forlorn creature that shared the journey huddled whimpering in the back, her useless lower jaw hanging limp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My father retired with pneumoconiosis, and the normal sound of his breathing is now sometimes like the whimpering of a baby, it is so bad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Three days later, he returned and heard the dog whimpering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But do not let them come whimpering here, if they are unwilling to take it over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use whimpering about that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He did nothing about it, but some days later two men heard the dog whimpering and, with the help of a policeman, got it out of the shaft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The dog is now whimpering but it is still not addressing the concerns that have been occupying the national press and teachers for some six or seven months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Time and again, control over whole areas of our national life is abandoned with little more than ministerial whimpering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It flies into a back room where the dog chases after it, and the dog is heard whimpering. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Before one visit, he found the child whimpering under a sofa, full of despair. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Everywhere people were crying and whimpering beside ruins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He gets 10 years, a good deal, and he goes whimpering and weeping to the judge looking for a break. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He goes to the address and hears a dog whimpering pitifully and carries it to his car and drives it to a veterinary hospital. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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