0 (especially of an animal) to make a series of small, weak sounds expressing pain or unhappiness: --
1 a series of small, weak sounds expressing pain or unhappiness, especially of an animal: --
2 to cry, making small, weak sounds: --
She whimpered pathetically.
In the case of this protocol it is truly a dog that is muzzled and cannot whimper, let alone bark.
If there is a cry or a whimper, it is probably dealt with by a brutal blow.
The middle class revolt has turned to a whimper.
They sold the railways cheap with hardly a whimper.
Symptoms include sensitivity around the head, neck, or shoulders, often indicated by a dog whimpering or frequently scratching at the area of his neck or shoulder.
She said that her son injured his arm trying to get out and once, she later learned, he was left crying and whimpering for almost the entire day.
Entire pubs have been known to draw the curtains, turn off the lights and lie on the floor whimpering at news of his coming down the street.
He never whimpered, and he never quit.