Where does “whimperingly” come from?

whimperingly (English) comes from English whimpering, from English whimper, from English whimp — Misspelling of wimp.

whimperingly (English): With a whimpering sound

Definitions

  1. With a whimpering sound

Ancestry of “whimperingly”, step by step

whimperingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English whimpering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwhimperingpresent participle of whimper; The sound of one...
2EnglishwhimperA low intermittent sob; To cry or sob softly and...
3EnglishwhimpMisspelling of wimp

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from English whimp →Every word from English whimper →Every word from English whimpering →
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