whimperer

[Eng. whimper, v.; -er.] One who whimpers. whim'-per-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [WHIMPER, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: A low, muttered cry; a whimper. "What was there in thy purse, thou keep'st such a whimpering?"-Ben Jonson: Gipsies Metamorphosed. *whim-pled (le as el), a. [Prob. connected with whimper .] Distorted with crying. "This whimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy." Shakesp.: Love's Labor's Lost, iii. 1. whim-şey (1), 8. [Norw. kvimsa ; Dan. vimse to skip; jump from one thing to another.] [WHIM (1), 8.] A whim, a freak, a caprice, an odd fancy. "I can feel A whimsey in my blood." Ben Jonson: Volpone. whim-şey (2), 8. [WHIM (2), s .] 1. Mining : An engine used to draw up coals; the term is particularly applied to the old atmospheric engines. 2. A small warehouse-crane for lifting goods to the upper stories. *whim'-şey, v . t . [WHIMSEY (1), s.] To fill with whimseys or whims. "To have a man's brains whimsied with his wealth." Beaum. & Flet .: Kule a Wife and have a Wife.