But then the animal should not really even have been whimpering: predators might notice and devour it.

NEWYORKER: Among Animals and Plants

So some interpret calls for greater disclosure as whimpering by investors who did not do their homework.

ECONOMIST: Securitisation

It's that time of year again when journalists scour the crime figures for England and Wales for reasons to send us whimpering to the locksmith.

BBC: Burglar Bill and statistical insignificance

As for the risen Lazarus, Mary sees in the "miracle" just a sad, whimpering creature who can eat only bread soaked in water and shuffle sadly.

WSJ: Review: There's something (weird) about Mary

Petrakis heard her husband's dog whimpering in an olive grove by the field where he kept his animals and used to go for peace of mind.

WSJ: Suicides in Greece Rise Since Before Crisis Began

Was its quiet whimpering drowned out in the Houston noise?

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Transmeta , the little semiconductor company that began life with a high-profile bang, went whimpering to Piper Jaffray on Thursday to decide how to deal with its bleak future in the face of a hostile takeover bid from its largest shareholder.

FORBES: Transmeta Isn't Living The Life Of Riley

She heard herself whimpering.

NPR: E.L. Doctorow on Sherman and 'The March'