Whimper

With a contented feline yawn, Serena curled up for a nap but was suddenly interrupted by a whimper from the floor of the living room. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just then one of journalists heard a small whimper from the back of the class. ❋ Unknown (2006)

a block of it, anyway, when we met two little boys about ten years old -- perhaps one was a little older; one looked about ten, and the other about eleven, or perhaps even twelve, although I think ten would come nearer to it -- and they asked us in a tone between a whine and a cry -- the word whimper more nearly describes it -- if we would buy either ❋ Lilian Bell (N/A)

The whimper is the cowardice and bleating of the Americans like sheep even though it is their policies of Colonialism with its theft and murder that brought on 9/11. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We didn't think it was -- having won the cold war, we didn't -- we didn't want to see things go out with a bang, we wanted to see them go out with a whimper, which is the way they went out. ❋ Unknown (1995)

I thought there might be another JohnnyRussia out there, but the "whimper" characterization pretty much nails you. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

And, just sayin, cuz Mr. Grammar isn't around, don't you mean "whimper"? ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2008)

Rohan: just out of curiosity, can you name ten times a hero's died a non-heroic "whimper" death in a Marvel comic, pre-Disassembled? ❋ Unknown (2007)

They brought in well known California Litigator Carlos F. Negrete to take over as lead trial attorney - and Aetna started to seriously "whimper"... ❋ Thatsnews (2006)

Dumbledore, you - you will need to tell me exactly - the Fountain of Magical Brethren - what happened? 'he added in a kind of whimper, staring around at the floor, where the remains of the statues of the witch, wizard and centaur now lay scattered. ❋ Rowling, J. K. (2003)

"Not a wail or a whimper, which is strange, since that Catcher of Ghosts turned out to be a fake, not a monk at all. ❋ TAN, Amy (2001)

Her breath caught on a strangled whimper as she pushed up into his touch. ❋ Alix Rickloff (2011)

Not a whimper was heard from these Republicans to protest Obama's silence in the faceof blatant violence against a people who merely asked that their votes count. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Too much of the simmering violence is sublimated into the rather dull match of Third Reich that Ugo plays against El Quemado; and the book's ending, such as it is, arrives with a whimper. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

The freshman Republican now fears the talks will end with a whimper of small revenue and spending measures that will do little to help the economy or the federal fisc. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He's white as a sheet, drinks a lot of liquids and is heard to whimper ❋ Vincent Eaton (2012)

The price control proposal is the key evidence that the President has decided that Obamacare will go out with a whimper rather than a bang. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since the “bang” is so patently foolish, my guess is that we will see a “whimper”. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After Massachusetts elected a new Senator whose main campaign plank was a promise to be the decisive vote against Obamacare, the scheme seemed destined to end with a whimper. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He groaned, a hand dropping to skim her mound until she responded with a whimper of her own. ❋ Alix Rickloff (2011)