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whimper meaning in French

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whimper [whimpers] (a low intermittent sob)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪm.pə(r)]
[US: ˈwɪm.pər]

gémissement◼◼◼nom {m}This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper. = C'est la manière dont le monde prend fin : pas dans un éclat mais dans un gémissement.

whimper [whimpered, whimpering, whimpers] (to cry or sob softly and intermittently)
verb
[UK: ˈwɪm.pə(r)]
[US: ˈwɪm.pər]

gémir◼◼◼verbeThe poor rabbit, terrified, whimpered in the hands of its owner. = Le pauvre lapin, terrifié, gémit entre les mains de son maître.

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