whine
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verb (used without object)
1.
to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
2.
to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: He is always whining about his problems.
verb (used with object)
3.
to utter with or as if with a whine: I whined my litany of complaints.
noun
4.
a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
5.
a feeble, peevish complaint.
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whine (waɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a long high-pitched plaintive cry or moan |
| 2. | a continuous high-pitched sound |
| 3. | a peevish complaint, esp one repeated |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to make a whine or utter in a whine |
| [Old English hwīnan; related to Old Norse hvīna, Swedish hvija to scream] | |
| 'whiner | |
| —n | |
| 'whining | |
| —adj | |
| 'whiningly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
whine
O.E. hwinan "to whiz or whistle through the air" (only of arrows), also hwinsian "to whine" (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (cf. O.N. hvina "to whiz," Ger. wiehern "to neigh"). Meaning "to complain in a feeble way" is first recorded 1530. The noun is from 1633. The northern form of O.E. hwinsian
survives in dial. whinge "to complain peevishly."
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Example sentences
Whine and complain seems their only order of business.
The whine of machinery, the thump of pumps and the roar of generators are constant.
But once in a while, he breaks into a whine, a cackle or a yelp.
From the sky came the whoosh of a fighter jet and, much closer, the whine of a drone.
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