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1 whimper
1. noun2. intransitive verbwhimper[s] — Wimmern, das; (of dog etc.) Winseln, das
wimmern; [Hund:] winseln* * *['wimpə] 1. verb(to cry with a low, shaky or whining voice: I heard a puppy / a child whimpering.) winseln2. noun(a cry of this kind: The dog gave a little whimper.) das Winseln* * *whim·per[ˈ(h)wɪmpəʳ, AM -pɚ]* * *['wɪmpə(r)]1. n(of dog) Winseln nt no pl; (of person) Wimmern nt no pl2. vi(dog) winseln; (person) wimmern3. vtperson wimmern* * *whimper [ˈwımpə(r); ˈhwimpə(r)]A v/t & v/i wimmern, winselnB s Wimmern n, Winseln n:give a whimper of pain vor Schmerzen aufwimmern* * *1. noun2. intransitive verbwhimper[s] — Wimmern, das; (of dog etc.) Winseln, das
wimmern; [Hund:] winseln* * *v.wimmern v.winseln v. -
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4 pitiful
adjective2) (contemptible) jämmerlich (abwertend)* * *see academic.ru/55829/pity">pity* * *piti·ful[ˈpɪtifəl, AM -t̬-]1. (arousing pity) bemitleidenswert, herzzerreißend; (terrible) conditions etc. schrecklich, furchtbar\pitiful sight [or spectacle] trauriger Anblicka \pitiful state of affairs unhaltbare Zustände2. (unsatisfactory) erbärmlich, jämmerlich\pitiful excuse jämmerliche Ausrede\pitiful pay erbärmliche Bezahlung* * *['pItIfUl]adj1) (= moving to pity) sight, story mitleiderregend; person bemitleidenswert, bedauernswert; cry, whimper jämmerlichto be in a pitiful state — in einem erbärmlichen Zustand sein
what a pitiful little wretch you are — was bist du doch für ein erbärmlicher kleiner Schuft
* * *pitiful [ˈpıtıfʊl] adj (adv pitifully)1. obs mitleidig, mitleid(s)voll* * *adjective2) (contemptible) jämmerlich (abwertend)* * *adj.erbärmlich adj.mitleidig adj. -
5 pathetically
adverb1) (pitifully) mitleiderregend; herzergreifend [flehen]2) (contemptibly) erbärmlich; erschreckend [wenig]* * *adverb rührend* * *pa·theti·cal·ly[pəˈθetɪkəli, AM -t̬-]1. (heart-rendingly) Mitleid erregendto cry \pathetically herzzerreißend schluchzento whimper \pathetically kläglich winseln\pathetically inadequate völlig unzulänglich\pathetically little herzlich wenig* * *[pə'TetIkəlI]adv1) (= piteously) mitleiderregendhe limped along pathetically — es war ein mitleiderregender Anblick, wie er einherhumpelte
pathetically thin/weak — erschreckend dünn/schwach
2) slow, stupid, inefficient erbärmlichpathetically incapable —
the goalie dived pathetically late — es war zum Weinen, wie spät sich der Torwart nach dem Ball warf
the trains are pathetically late — es ist zum Weinen or ein Jammer, wie unpünktlich die Züge sind
it had become pathetically obvious that she was ignoring him — es war schon peinlich zu sehen, wie sie ihn ignorierte
* * *adverb1) (pitifully) mitleiderregend; herzergreifend [flehen]2) (contemptibly) erbärmlich; erschreckend [wenig]* * *adv.rührend adv. -
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1) ( heart-rendingly) Mitleid erregend;to cry \pathetically herzzerreißend schluchzen;to whimper \pathetically kläglich winseln;\pathetically inadequate völlig unzulänglich;\pathetically little herzlich wenig
См. также в других словарях:
whimper — (v.) 1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from Ger. wimmern to whimper, moan. The noun is first recorded c.1700 … Etymology dictionary
whimper — [hwim′pər, wim′pər] vi. [? akin to WHINE] to make low, whining, broken sounds, as in crying or in fear vt. to utter or say with a whimper n. a whimpering sound or cry SYN. CRY whimperingly adv … English World dictionary
Whimper — Whim per, n. A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whimper — Whim per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whimpered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whimpering}.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.] To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers. [1913 Webster] Was there ever yet preacher but there … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whimper — Whim per, v. t. To utter in alow, whining tone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whimper — vb weep, *cry, blubber, wail, keen … New Dictionary of Synonyms
whimper — [v] cry softly bleat, blubber, complain, fuss, mewl, moan, object, pule, snivel, sob, weep, whine; concepts 77,185 Ant. bawl … New thesaurus
whimper — ► VERB ▪ make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent. ► NOUN ▪ a whimpering sound. ORIGIN imitative … English terms dictionary
whimper — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight (esp. AmE), small, soft (esp. AmE) ▪ frightened (esp. AmE), pathetic VERB + WHIMPER … Collocations dictionary
whimper — I UK [ˈwɪmpə(r)] / US [ˈwɪmpər] / US [ˈhwɪmpər] verb Word forms whimper : present tense I/you/we/they whimper he/she/it whimpers present participle whimpering past tense whimpered past participle whimpered a) [intransitive] to make small sounds… … English dictionary
whimper — [[t](h)wɪ̱mpə(r)[/t]] whimpers, whimpering, whimpered 1) VERB If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain... [V ing] He made… … English dictionary