whine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English hwinan.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: wīn, IPA: /waɪn/, SAMPA: /waIn/
• Rhymes: -aɪn
• Homophones: wine (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

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whine (plural whines)

1. a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound

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[edit] Verb

to whine (third-person singular simple present whines, present participle whining, simple past and past participle whined)

1. to utter a whine

   The jet engines whined at take off.

2. to complain or protest in a childish manner or about trivial things

   Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.

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• See also Wikisaurus:complain

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