See whimper on Wiktionary
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"word": "piagnucolio"
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"roman": "cimolenje",
"sense": "a low intermittent sob",
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"word": "цимолење"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "a low intermittent sob",
"word": "whakaingoingo"
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"word": "Wempa"
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],
"word": "gimoteo"
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"sense": "a low intermittent sob",
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"word": "пхикання"
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"text": "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.",
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "skimtja",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "скимтя"
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"word": "gemegar"
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"roman": "chōuqì",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "抽泣"
},
{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wūyè",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "呜咽"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "zuchtenkreunen"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "dreinen"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "aĥi"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "ploreti"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "vikistä"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "uikuttaa"
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"word": "gémir"
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"word": "pleurnicher"
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"word": "choricar"
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"word": "chorimicar"
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"word": "יִבֵּב"
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"word": "nyöszörög"
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"word": "piagnucolare"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "houîmbrer"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "klynke"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
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"roman": "nâlidan",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "نالیدن"
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"word": "skomleć"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"tags": [
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"word": "kwilić"
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"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "choramingar"
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{
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"roman": "xnýkatʹ",
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"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "houîmbrer"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "klynke"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "klynke"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nâlidan",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "نالیدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "skomleć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "kwilić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "choramingar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xnýkatʹ",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хны́кать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "like a dog",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skulítʹ",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "скули́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "cendrati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "cviliti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "cviljeti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "lloriquear"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pxykaty",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "пхикати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skimlyty",
"sense": "to cry or sob softly and intermittently",
"word": "скімлити"
}
],
"word": "whimper"
}
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