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whimpery

whimpery adjective: resembling a whimper.

Adjective

whimpery (comparative more whimpery, superlative most whimpery)

  1. Resembling a whimper.
    • 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
    • a whimpery noise
  2. Making a whimpering sound.
    • a whimpery child

Forms of whimpery

comparativemore whimpery
superlativemost whimpery

Origin of whimpery

From whimper + -y.

Questions about whimpery

What does whimpery mean?
Whimpery means resembling a whimper.
What part of speech is whimpery?
Whimpery is an adjective.

Words near whimpery in the dictionary

  1. whimperers
  2. whimpering
  3. whimperingly
  4. whimperings
  5. whimpers
  6. whimpery
  7. whimple
  8. whimpled
  9. whimples
  10. whimpling
  11. whimpy

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