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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

Noun

1. a long high-pitched plaintive cry or moan

2. a peevish complaint

Verb

[whining, whined]

1. to whinge or complain

2. to issue a long high-pitched moan [Old English hwīnan]

whiner n
whining adjn

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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

verb 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)

noun 3. cry, moan, sob, wail, whimper, plaintive cry

4. drone, note, hum

noun 5. complaint, moan, grumble, grouse, gripe (informal) whinge (informal) grouch (informal) beef (slang)

Translations

whine [waɪn] n [of pain] → gemido; [of engine] → zumbido

vi → gemir; zumbar

whine [waɪn] n → gémissement m [of engine, siren]; plainte stridente

vi → gémir, geindre, pleurnicher; [dog, engine, siren] → gémir

whine [waɪn] n [of pain] → Jammern nt [of engine, siren] → Heulen nt

vi [person] → jammern; [dog] → jaulen; [engine, siren] → heulen

whine [waɪn] n → gemito

vi → gemere; uggiolare; piagnucolare

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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.kermيَعْوي، يَنْتَحِبвияkňučethylewimmernκλαψουρίζωgemirvingumaناله کردنvinkuagémirלְהִתבַּכיֵןचीखनाcviljenje, cičanjenyüszítmembengkeng, merengekvæla, ÿlfragemere uggiolare鼻をならす투덜대다, 우는 소리를 내다kauktikaukt; gaudotmelolonghuilenjamre seg, sutreskowyczećgemera scheunaскулитьkňučať, fňukať, stonaťcviliticviletignälla, jämra sigครวญคราง; คร่ำครวญ; พูดเสียงสะอื้นinlemek, inildemek(狗等)發嗚嗚聲скиглити, скавучатиکتے کا رونا یا کتے کی طرح روناrên rỉ（狗等）发呜呜声

2 to make a similar noise I could hear the engine whine.kermيَطِنُّ، يُسْمِعُ صَوتا كالعُواءвияječet, skřípat, supěthylewimmernτσιρίζωgemidoundamaفغانkitistägémirלְיַבֵּבरिरियाहटcviljeti, cičatinyögmelengkingvælascricchiolareびゅーんという音を出す우는 듯한 소리가 나다gaustigaudotmenderumhuilenjamre seg, klagezawyćgemidoa se văitaподвыватьškrípaťcviliticviletipipa, yla, vinaครวญคราง; คร่ำครวญvınlamak鳴聲завиватиیکساں آواز نکالناrên rỉ鸣声

3 to complain unnecessarily Stop whining about how difficult this job is!kerm en klaيَتَذَمَّر، يَشْكو بدون سببвайкам сеnaříkatjamre; beklage sigjammernκλαίγομαιquejarsevirisemaغر زدن بیهودهnaristase lamenter (sur/à propos de)לְהִתלוֹנֵןझीखनाtužiti senyafogmengeluhkvarta, kveinalamentarsiぐちを言う공연히 불평하다dejuoti, verkšlentigausties; činkstētmerungutzeurenklagejęczećqueixar-sea se văita, a se la­men­taнытьnariekať, jajkaťcvilitikukatignällaคร่ำครวญgereksiz yere sızlanmak訴(苦)скиглитиبے وجہ شکایت کرناthan vãn诉（苦）

n

such a noise the whine of an engine.kermgeluidطَنين الآلَهвойječeníhylendas Wimmernκλαψούρισμα, τσίριγμαquejido, gemidovingatus, vingumineنالهkitinäplainte stridenteיְבָבָהझीखने की आवाजcviležnyögéslengkinganvælscricchiolioびゅーんという音우는 듯한 소리kauksmas, gausmaskaukšana; gaudošana; činkstēšanaderumangehuiljammer, jamring, sutring, klagingskowytgemidovăitatнытьё; войfňukanie, bedákaniecviljenjecviljenjepipande, ylande, vinandeการครวญคราง; การคร่ำครวญ; การพูดเสียงสะอื้นvınlama鳴聲скиглення, скавучанняکتے یا کتے کی طرح رونے کی آوازtiếng rên rỉ鸣声

adv ˈwhiningly

kermendبِطَنين، بشَكْوىстенещоufňukaněhylendeweinerlichμε θρήνο, με παράπονο, αναστενάζονταςquejumbrosamentevingudesبا ناله یujeltaend'un ton geignardבִּיבָבָהझीखते हुएcvilećinyafogóandengan keluhaní kvörtunartóni(gemendo)鼻をならして흐느껴 울면서; 투덜대면서kaukdamaskaucoši; gaudojot; činkstīgidengan merunguthuilendjamrende, sutrendeskowyczącolamurientamentepe un ton scâncitплаксивоufňukanecvilečecvilećipå ett gnällande (ylande, vinande) sättซึ่งส่งเสียงร้องเบา ๆsızlanarak哀鳴地плаксивоکتے کی طرح روتے ہوءےmột cách rên rỉ哀鸣地