Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to wimp
Participle: wimped
Gerund: wimping
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | wimp |
| you | wimp |
| he;she;it | wimps |
| we | wimp |
| you | wimp |
| they | wimp |
Perfect
| I | have wimped |
| you | have wimped |
| he;she;it | has wimped |
| we | have wimped |
| you | have wimped |
| they | have wimped |
Past
| I | wimped |
| you | wimped |
| he;she;it | wimped |
| we | wimped |
| you | wimped |
| they | wimped |
Pluperfect
| I | had wimped |
| you | had wimped |
| he;she;it | had wimped |
| we | had wimped |
| you | had wimped |
| they | had wimped |
Future
| I | will wimp |
| you | will wimp |
| he;she;it | will wimp |
| we | will wimp |
| you | will wimp |
| they | will wimp |
Future Perfect
| I | will have wimped |
| you | will have wimped |
| he;she;it | will have wimped |
| we | will have wimped |
| you | will have wimped |
| they | will have wimped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | wimp |
| you | wimp |
| he;she;it | wimp |
| we | wimp |
| you | wimp |
| they | wimp |
Perfect
| I | have wimped |
| you | have wimped |
| he;she;it | have wimped |
| we | have wimped |
| you | have wimped |
| they | have wimped |
Imperfect
| I | wimped |
| you | wimped |
| he;she;it | wimped |
| we | wimped |
| you | wimped |
| they | wimped |
Pluperfect
| I | had wimped |
| you | had wimped |
| he;she;it | had wimped |
| we | had wimped |
| you | had wimped |
| they | had wimped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would wimp |
| you | would wimp |
| he;she;it | would wimp |
| we | would wimp |
| you | would wimp |
| they | would wimp |
Perfect
| I | would have wimped |
| you | would have wimped |
| he;she;it | would have wimped |
| we | would have wimped |
| you | would have wimped |
| they | would have wimped |
Imperative
| you | wimp |
| we | Let's wimp |
| you | wimp |
Verbs conjugated like 'wimp'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'wimp'
gimp,
imp,
limp,
pimp,
simp,
wisp,
aim,
amp,
bip,
blimp,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Possibly a clipping of whimper. The term was understood in the United States by the 1930s, as it was incorporated into the names of two famous media characters known for living up to that name: The devious but cowardly Popeye supporting-character called "J. Wellington Wimpy", and the soft-spoken character "Wallace Wimple" from the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly.
Sample Sentences
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"They were wimping along and I was accomplished," she asserts with some pride and a touch of arrogance. [1994, Paul Lyons, Class of '66: Living in Suburban Middle America, page 156:]
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If you're particularly fond of Foster's, Heineken or Moosehead at home, you will be disappointed to find that it's been wimped down for the American market. [2003, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, California, page 69:]