About The Word Whine
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Whine
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What's The Definition Of Whine?
[n] a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
[v] complain whiningly [v] talk in a tearful manner [v] move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us" Synonyms | Synonyms for Whine: grizzle | whimper | yammer | yawp Related Terms | Find terms related to Whine: See Also | complain | complaint | go | kick | kvetch | locomote | mouth | move | plain | quetch | sound off | speak | talk | travel | utter | verbalise | verbalize Whine In Webster's Dictionary \Whine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Whining}.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw[=i]nan to make a whistling,
whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[=i]na, Sw. hvina, Dan.
hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wih[=o]n,
hweij[=o]n; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. {Whinny}, v. i.]
To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a
childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress,
or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain
or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. ``Whining
plovers.'' --Spenser.
The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a
whining accent, craving liberty. --Sir P.
Sidney.
Dost thou come here to whine? --Shak.
\Whine\, v. t. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse. \Whine\, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint. |
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