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whine  (hwn, wn)

v. whined, whin·ing, whines

v.intr.

1. To utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint.

2. To complain or protest in a childish fashion.

3. To produce a sustained noise of relatively high pitch: jet engines whining.

v.tr.

To utter with a whine.

n.

1. The act of whining.

2. A whining sound.

3. A complaint uttered in a plaintive tone.

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[Middle English whinen, from Old English hwnan, to make a whizzing sound.]

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whiner n.

whining·ly adv.

whiny, whiney adj.

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whine [waɪn]

n

1. a long high-pitched plaintive cry or moan

2. a continuous high-pitched sound

3. a peevish complaint, esp one repeated

vb

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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Whine of clarinettists—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whine - a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way whimper complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment
Verb	1.	whine - move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	2.	whine - talk in a tearful manner             snivel grizzle, yammer, yawp, whine - complain whiningly mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	3.	whine - make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" creak, screak, screech, skreak, squeak make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
	4.	whine - complain whiningly                   grizzle, yammer, yawp kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" snivel, whine - talk in a tearful manner

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whine

verb

1. cry, sob, wail, whimper, sniffle, snivel, moan He could hear a child whining in the background.

2. complain, grumble, gripe (informal), whinge (informal), moan, cry, beef (slang), carp, sob, wail, grouse, whimper, bleat, grizzle (informal, chiefly Brit.), grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (U.S. slang) She's always calling me to whine about her problems.

noun

1. cry, moan, sob, wail, whimper, plaintive cry His voice became a pleading whine.

2. drone, note, hum the whine of air-raid sirens

3. complaint, moan, grumble, grouse, gripe (informal), whinge (informal), grouch (informal), beef (slang) Her conversation is one long whine about her husband.

Translations

whine [waɪn]

A. N [of dog] → gemido m; (louder) → gañido m; [of child] → quejido m; [of siren, bullet] → silbido m
... he said in a whine [child] → ... dijo lloriqueando; [adult] → ... dijo quejumbroso or quejándose

B. VI

1. (= make noise) [dog] → gemir; (louder) → gañir; [child] → lloriquear, gimotear; [siren, bullet] → silbar

2. (= complain) → quejarse
it's just a scratch, stop whining → no es más que un arañazo, deja de quejarte
to whine about sth [adult] → quejarse de algo; [child] → lloriquear or gimotear por algo
don't come whining to me about it → no vengas a quejarte a mí

C. VT [adult] → decir quejumbroso or quejándose; [child] → decir lloriqueando or gimoteando

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whine [ˈ^hwaɪn]

n

[person, dog] → gémissement m

[siren, engine] → hurlement m

vi

[animal, person] (= whimper) → gémir

[siren, engine] → hurler

[person, child] (= complain) → pleurnicher
to whine about sth → pleurnicher sur qch
They were whining about their problems → Ils pleurnichaient sur leurs problèmes.

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whine

n (of dog) → Jaulen nt no pl, → Heulen nt no pl; (= complaining cry) → Jammern nt no pl, → Gejammer nt no pl; (of child) → Quengelei f no pl; (of siren, jet engine) → Heulen nt no pl; (of bullet) → Pfeifen nt no pl

vi (dog) → jaulen; (person: = speak, complain) → jammern, klagen; (child) → quengeln; (siren, jet engine) → heulen; (bullet) → pfeifen; the dog was whining to be let in → der Hund jaulte, um hereingelassen zu werden; don’t come whining to me about it → du brauchst nicht anzukommen und mir was vorzujammern

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whine [waɪn]

1. n (of dog) → guaito; (of child) → piagnucolio; (of engine) → sibilo; (of bullet) → fischio

2. vi (dog) → guaire; (child) → piagnucolare; (engine) → sibilare; (bullet) → fischiare (fig) (fam) (complain) → piagnucolare, lamentarsi
don't come whining to me about it → non venire a piangere da me

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whine [waɪn]

1. n (of dog) → guaito; (of child) → piagnucolio; (of engine) → sibilo; (of bullet) → fischio

2. vi (dog) → guaire; (child) → piagnucolare; (engine) → sibilare; (bullet) → fischiare (fig) (fam) (complain) → piagnucolare, lamentarsi
don't come whining to me about it → non venire a piangere da me

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whine

v whine [wain]

1 to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering The dog whines when it's left alone in the house. kerm يَعْوي، يَنْتَحِب вия kňučet hyle wimmern κλαψουρίζω gemir vinguma ناله کردن ulista gémir לְהִתבַּכיֵן चीखना cviljenje, cičanje nyüszít membengkeng, merengek væla, ÿlfra gemere uggiolare 鼻をならす 낑낑거리다 kaukti kaukt; gaudot melolong huilen jamre seg, sutre skowyczeć gemer a scheuna скулить kňučať, fňukať, stonať cviliti cvileti gnälla, jämra sig ครวญคราง; คร่ำครวญ; พูดเสียงสะอื้น inlemek, inildemek 抱怨，哀鳴 скиглити, скавучати کتے کا رونا یا کتے کی طرح رونا rên rỉ （狗等）发呜呜声

2 to make a similar noise I could hear the engine whine. kerm يَطِنُّ، يُسْمِعُ صَوتا كالعُواء вия ječet, skřípat, supět hyle wimmern τσιρίζω gemido undama فغان ulista gémir לְיַבֵּב रिरियाहट cviljeti, cičati nyög melengking væla scricchiolare びゅーんという音を出す 윙윙 소리를 내다 gausti gaudot menderum huilen jamre seg, klage zawyć gemido a se văita подвывать škrípať cviliti cvileti pipa, yla, vina ครวญคราง; คร่ำครวญ vınlamak 哀鳴聲 завивати یکساں آواز نکالنا rên rỉ 鸣声

3 to complain unnecessarily Stop whining about how difficult this job is! kerm en kla يَتَذَمَّر، يَشْكو بدون سبب вайкам се naříkat jamre; beklage sig jammern κλαίγομαι quejarse virisema غر زدن بیهوده marista se lamenter (sur/à propos de) לְהִתלוֹנֵן झीखना tužiti se nyafog mengeluh kvarta, kveina lamentarsi ぐちを言う 투덜대다 dejuoti, verkšlenti gausties; činkstēt merungut zeuren klage jęczeć queixar-se a se văita, a se la­men­ta ныть nariekať, jajkať cviliti kukati gnälla คร่ำครวญ gereksiz yere sızlanmak 無病呻吟 скиглити بے وجہ شکایت کرنا than vãn 诉（苦）

n

such a noise the whine of an engine. kermgeluid طَنين الآلَه вой ječení hylen das Wimmern κλαψούρισμα, τσίριγμα quejido, gemido vingatus, vingumine ناله ulina plainte stridente יְבָבָה झीखने की आवाज cvilež nyögés lengkingan væl scricchiolio びゅーんという音 윙윙 소리 kauksmas, gausmas kaukšana; gaudošana; činkstēšana deruman gehuil jammer, jamring, sutring, klaging skowyt gemido văitat нытьё; вой fňukanie, bedákanie cviljenje cviljenje pipande, ylande, vinande การครวญคราง; การคร่ำครวญ; การพูดเสียงสะอื้น vınlama 引擎發出的嗡嗡聲 скиглення, скавучання کتے یا کتے کی طرح رونے کی آواز tiếng rên rỉ 鸣声

adv whiningly

kermend بِطَنين، بشَكْوى стенещо ufňukaně hylende weinerlich με θρήνο, με παράπονο, αναστενάζοντας quejumbrosamente vingudes با ناله ی ujeltaen d'un ton geignard בִּיבָבָה झीखते हुए cvileći nyafogóan dengan keluhan í kvörtunartóni (gemendo) 鼻をならして 흐느껴 울면서; 투덜대면서 kaukdamas kaucoši; gaudojot; činkstīgi dengan merungut huilend jamrende, sutrende skowycząco lamurientamente pe un ton scâncit плаксиво ufňukane cvileče cvileći på ett gnällande (ylande, vinande) sätt ซึ่งส่งเสียงร้องเบา ๆ sızlanarak 哀鳴地 плаксиво کتے کی طرح روتے ہوءے một cách rên rỉ 哀鸣地