different between outcry vs whimper
outcry
English
Etymology
From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- +? cry.The verb is from Middle English outcrien.
Pronunciation
Noun
- (UK, US) enPR: out?kr?, IPA(key): /?a?tk?a?/
Verb
- (UK, US) enPR: out-kr??, IPA(key): /a?t?k?a?/
Noun
outcry (plural outcries)
- A loud cry or uproar.
- (figuratively) A strong protest.
- (India, archaic) An auction.
- to send goods to an outcry
Translations
Verb
outcry (third-person singular simple present outcries, present participle outcrying, simple past and past participle outcried)
- (intransitive) To cry out.
- 1919, Debates in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1918: Volume 1
- I think any man who outcries against the power of the government in Germany soon ceases to cry at all, because he is crushed.
- 1919, Debates in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1918: Volume 1
- (transitive) To cry louder than.
- 2003, Melvyn Bragg, Crossing the lines (page 355)
- ...outcrying the clacking of train wheels, the shrill of the whistle...
- 2007, Anthony Dalton, Alone Against the Arctic (page 104)
- The dogs added their voices to the din, howling for hours, each trying to outcry the others.
- 2003, Melvyn Bragg, Crossing the lines (page 355)
Anagrams
- cry out
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whimper
English
Etymology
From dialectal whimp (“to whine”) +? -er (frequentative suffix). Compare German wimmern (“to whimper, whine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?mp?(?)/, /???mp?(?)/
- Rhymes: -?mp?(?)
Noun
whimper (plural whimpers)
- A low intermittent sob.
Translations
Verb
whimper (third-person singular simple present whimpers, present participle whimpering, simple past and past participle whimpered)
- To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
- The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room.
- 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
- At the sight of Mr. Utterson, the housemaid broke into hysterical whimpering; and the cook, crying out "Bless God! it's Mr. Utterson," ran forward as if to take him in her arms.
- To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
- March 22 1549, Hugh Latimer, third sermon preached before King Edward VI
- Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
- March 22 1549, Hugh Latimer, third sermon preached before King Edward VI
- To say something in a whimpering manner.
- "Master, please don't punish me!" he whimpered.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:weep
Derived terms
- whimperative
Translations
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- what animals whimper
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