whining

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.

Translations

whining [ˈwaɪnɪŋ]

A. ADJ

1. (= complaining) [voice] → quejumbroso; [person] → quejica

2. a whining sound (made by engine, machine) → un sonido chirriante

B. N

1. (= complaining) → quejidos mpl, gimoteo m

2. (= sound) [of engine, machine] → chirrido m; [of siren] → silbido m; [of dog] → gemido(s) m(pl); (louder) → gañido(s) m(pl)

whining

n (of dog) → Gejaule nt; (= complaining) → Gejammer nt

adj

(= complaining) voice → weinerlich; person → jammernd, meckernd (inf)

sound → wimmernd; (of machine) → schrillend; dog → jaulend

whining [ˈwaɪnɪŋ]

1. n (of dog) → guaito; (of child) → piagnucolio; (of engine) → sibilo (fam) (complaining) → lamentele fpl

2. adj (dog) → che guaisce; (child) → piagnucoloso/a; (engine) → sibilante

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whining [ˈwaɪnɪŋ]

1. n (of dog) → guaito; (of child) → piagnucolio; (of engine) → sibilo (fam) (complaining) → lamentele fpl

2. adj (dog) → che guaisce; (child) → piagnucoloso/a; (engine) → sibilante