whimpery

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adjective

Resembling a whimper.

“a whimpery noise”

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Meanings

adjectivewhimpery (comparative more whimpery, superlative most whimpery)

comparative more whimpery · superlative most whimpery

  1. Resembling a whimper.

    a whimpery noise

    1 more example

    People have gotten more courage and realized that all that they have to do is to speak up with sincerity and authority and self-confidence, then other people have confidence in them. Whereas, if they speak up with a big wounded whimpery voice, people will think they're freaks and queers.

    1982 August 21, Will Doherty, Allen Ginsberg, “Certain Bohemian Truths: Talking with Allen Ginsberg”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 6, page 8
  2. Making a whimpering sound.

    a whimpery child

Origin

From whimper + -y.

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APA

whimpery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whimpery

MLA

“whimpery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whimpery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whimpery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whimpery.

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