Sentences with phrase «more whimper»

The smashup proved more whimper than bang for amateur observers, but LCROSS team members were thrilled.

Not exact matches

WW1 and WW2 have come and gone with little more than a whimper from the religious clods still stammering about the «anti» next time!

Desperate for guidance, desperate for leadership, wanting something more than the world can offer, he doesn't know where to turn; and so his heart cries out in a whimper, like the song quoted above, «What am I, what are we supposed to do?»

And after his heart beat no more, he rested in the earth while the devil sang shrill victory songs, only to hear his whiny whimper when the God of Everything rose again, thrust away death's icy grip, and revealed afresh just who God was and is and is to be.»

Yes, the coconut oil whines, whimpers and begs to be allowed to retreat back to its rock hard state, but, for the «coconut oil battle weary», I've found that adding up to 50 % (perhaps more if you live somewhere like Alaska — experiment to find what works for you!)

In some ways, it was a very... More Arsenal finish festive football with a whimper, but a win

I found that much more entertaining than leaving his european career on a whimper.

It really was a case of men against boys, one of the more demoralising defeats I've seen for a long time, possibly ever, such was the dismal manner in which Arsenal exited the competition, which was with a whimper and without registering a single shot during the whole of the second leg in Spain.

I've found with my little two year old guy that there's moments where I want to get in the car and drive away while whimpering quietly to myself, but there's other times (and luckily more of them...) that I just want to die of a cute attack.

But, by and by, within the first couple weeks, I came to understand which whine was a tired sound, which whimper was a hungry sound, and which was a request for a tighter swaddle or more snuggles.

Still, while the theory behind his philosophy «that the more time babies spend in their mothers» arms, the better the chances they will turn out to be well - adjusted children» and that «every baby's whimper is a plea for help and that no infant should ever be left to cry» sound reasonable, they can also lead to inferences of guilt and anxiety for moms who fear that spending any time away from their child could fuck him or her up for life.

Your super-attentive tendencies (picking baby up at the first whimper) may actually do more harm than good when it comes to (both of) you getting a good night's sleep.

He may whimper or cry a bit for the first couple nights but it probably will be more «whining» than actual crying.

Ukip's spring conference was more of a whimper than a bang in all but one regard: commentators are saying, among them in the Telegraph and on Politics.co.uk, that it marked the point at which the party stepped over a line.

The long - looming deadline — March 5 — for youthful immigrant Dreamers facing loss of legal status under Obama - era DACA protection came and went yesterday with more of a whimper than a bang.

The public are ready and willing for exactly this kind of left - wing intervention, where leading politicians do more than just whimper about their inability to interfere with the market.

At the time both dresses were out of stock, so I inwardly whimpered a bit, tried to find them in stock anywhere else, failed, inwardly whimpered some more, then gave up.

Still, I wish Mitch had been there, and I wish I could have seen more, done more, and spent time with more people (especially my friend Tara — whimper!).

Charmed by his good looks and Cary Grant - like suave, there isn't much more than a whimper of protest before she's hooked on his arm in an impossible 2 - person mission to stop the Bosnians.

Instead of being a figurative thunderclap, the release was more of a little whimper.

I am a big fan of Scorsese's work, and even more so, the three notable actors - but by the end, I found myself laughing at the endless whispering voiceovers, the convoluted plot and self indulgent performances, culminating in my uproarious laughter when the voice of God encourages a whimpering Garfield to «step on me.»

It's the characters and their dilemmas that propel this series, and this one concludes with more of a whimper than a bang.

Legend of the NeverBeast ends the Disney Fairies series with more of a whimper than a bang, but these movies have always been a little better than they have to be and this final installment is no exception.

The final third of the film loses its way a little, ending on more of a whimper than a bang.

Of course, I don't think Samantha Morton could act badly if you told her to, but this has to have been one of the more challenging roles she's ever taken on... not just anyone can turn a whimpering, confused (psychic) kidnapping victim in a sci - fi picture into a serious and introspective dramatic role.

And although the now legendary (and thoroughly needless) coda ensures that the whole thing ends with a whimper rather than a bang, Psycho's negative attributes are handily outweighed by its positives and it's certainly not difficult to see why the movie still endures more than 50 years after its original release.

I waffled and whimpered and whined and Sarah did some more kicking and shoving.

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE HARDER THAN IT ALREADY IS???? Being beholden shouldn't have to mean I grovel, whimper, and say «more please,» either.

The markets in 2016 have started out with neither a bang nor a whimper, but more of a wailing cry for the pain to stop.

Sometimes you may have to trust your instincts; oother times you may be given more easily identifiable clues, like limping, wobbling, or whimpering.

For example, lots of owners (usually men) actually create more problems when their dog is barking or whimpering in the crate.

Then once more, there are totally different canine breeds that could be very cosy merely watching the world go by, with out quite a bit as a whimper.

Well socialised dogs will respond when you speak to them (a tilt of the head, ears cocked, even sometimes reply back with a whimper or a more lengthy «dog speak»!).

The difference between us and our pets is that our pets can't outright tell us that they're in pain - often, the exact opposite is true - they hide all signs of pain as a survival mechanism they developed over thousands of years of evolution to keep weakness hidden from predators and other members of their own colonies, Your pet may tell you in different ways when they are uncomfortable, such as by whining or whimpering, staying too still and showing little interest in what's going on around them, sleeping more than usual, becoming aggressive or intolerant of petting or exercise or even by becoming more active - pacing, circling, wandering - as the pain is too much for them to sit still and rest.

If your dog begins to urinate more frequently than normal, strains to urinate, or appears to be in pain (either whimpering, trembling, or excessively licking the area) during or immediately following a potty break, make an appointment with your veterinarian immediately.

Cat - owners will recognize many of the cat - sounds listed, although we may refer to them in more anthropomorphic terms: greet, grumble, nag, whimper, swear, sing etc..

No more play, no more game, just the empty longing for more, or the desolate, whimpering, almost lingering question — was there something else?

Also, it didn't help that, towards the end, one of the little balls slipped from his hand and made a sound more like a moose whimper than anything else.

The game, after more than 70 hours ended on a proverbial whimper.

When you've finally knocked off his armor and pumped Hitler's unarmored form full of more ordinance than the average German infantry unit uses in a week, Hitler pauses, issues forth a whimpering, «Eva, auf wiedersehen» and melts into a fine red paste, complete with a digitized slurping sound.

The SMS exhibition (Featuring works by Duchamp, Lichtenstein, Yoko Ono, ManRay, Hamilton, and more) has been great fun and a massive success for the Gallery and so we have decided to end with a bang and not a whimper.

What we witness without a whimper from the media, the courts, or the bar is a prosecutor charged with the highest professional duty to see that every accused, no matter how guilty, obtains a fair trial, and who, instead, in this historical instant, has voluntarily taken steps to see that such a right becomes little more than a sad, distant echo of a justice system that once set the standard for the world.

Instead of being a figurative thunderclap, the release was more of a little whimper.

And Allo, Google's big bet to bring AI bots to messaging apps, landed with more of a whimper than a bang.