whimpery

English

Etymology

whimper +‎ -y

Adjective

whimpery (comparative more whimpery, superlative most whimpery)

1. Resembling a whimper.
   • 1982 August 21, Will Doherty, Allen Ginsberg, “Certain Bohemian Truths: Talking with Allen Ginsberg”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 6, page 8:

     People have gotten more courage and realized that all that they have to do is to speak up with sincerity and authority and self-confidence, then other people have confidence in them. Whereas, if they speak up with a big wounded whimpery voice, people will think they're freaks and queers.

   a whimpery noise

2. Making a whimpering sound.

   a whimpery child