To whimper is a small, insecure noise you make when
1. under pressure
2. before/after crying 3. scared
4. in pain
5. so excited you wanna scream. not always to good kind of excitement, can be like stress
whimpering has nothing to do with being a "wimp" but can
1. As the teacher passed out the test, Bob started whimpering nervously
2. Bob's crying faded to shaky whimpering as he kept clinging to his dead girlfriend's body
3. He was tied to a pole in a basement. Ducttape over his mouth, he whimpered
4. When she pulled the bullet from his arm, a small whimper of pain escaped his lips
5. As they waited in line for the huge rollercoaster, he started whimpering
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).