whine
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[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)
[edit] Noun
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whine (plural whines)
[edit] Translations
a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
[edit] Verb
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to whine (third-person singular simple present whines, present participle whining, simple past and past participle whined)
- to utter a whine
- The jet engines whined at take off.
- 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.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:complain
[edit] Translations
to utter a whine
to complain or protest in a childish manner or about trivial things