хныкать

Etymology
Onomatopoetic in origin. Compare dialectal, 🇨🇬, and similar verbs in other languages, such as 🇨🇬, also , ; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬, dialectal 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to whine, to whimper
 * 2)  to complain tearfully, to sob