Sekirov Dictionary

whine

/ˈwaɪ̯n/

verb 5
noun 2
forms 6

verb5

To utter a high-pitched cry.
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To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine, i.e. in a peevish or self-pitying way.
- [S]he was one of your soft spoken, canting, whining hypocrites, who with a truly jesuitical art, could wrest evil out of the most inoffensive thought, word, look or action; […] — 1765
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To make a sound resembling such a cry.
- The jet engines whined at take off.
•
To utter with the sound of a whine.
- The child whined all his complaints.
- Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.
•
To move with a whining sound.
- The jet whined into the air.
- The wind whined and moaned through the trees.

noun2

A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
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A peevish or self-pitying complaint or criticism.
- I need to have a quick whine about my boss before we start talking about the holiday.

forms

whined · whinedst · whining · whines · whineth · whinest

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