whine

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whine

(wīn, hwīn)

v. whined, whin·ing, whines

v.intr.

1. To produce a sustained, high-pitched, plaintive sound, as in pain, fear, or complaint.

2. To complain or protest in a childish or annoying fashion: fans who are always whining about the poor officiating.

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

v.tr.

To utter with a whine.

1. The act of whining: the dog's whine for food.

2. A whining sound: the whine of the dentist's drill.

3. A complaint uttered in a sustained, high-pitched tone: decided to ignore the children's whines.

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

whin′er n.

whin′ing·ly adv.

whin′y, whin′ey adj.

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whine

(waɪn)

1. a long high-pitched plaintive cry or moan

2. a continuous high-pitched sound

3. a peevish complaint, esp one repeated

to make a whine or utter in a whine

[Old English hwīnan; related to Old Norse hvīna, Swedish hvija to scream]

ˈwhiner n

ˈwhining adj

ˈwhiningly adv

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whine

(ʰwaɪn, waɪn)

v. whined, whin•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to utter a low, usu. nasal complaining sound.

2. to complain in a peevish, self-pitying way.

v.t.

3. to utter with or as if with a whine: to whine complaints.

4. a whining utterance or sound.

5. a feeble, peevish complaint.

[before 1150; Middle English; Old English hwīnan to whiz, c. Old Norse hvīna]

whin′er, n.

whin′ing•ly, adv.

syn: See complain.

Whine

of clarinettists—Lipton, 1970.

whine

Past participle: whined
Gerund: whining

Imperative
whine
whine

Present
I whine
you whine
he/she/it whines
we whine
you whine
they whine

Preterite
I whined
you whined
he/she/it whined
we whined
you whined
they whined

Present Continuous
I am whining
you are whining
he/she/it is whining
we are whining
you are whining
they are whining

Present Perfect
I have whined
you have whined
he/she/it has whined
we have whined
you have whined
they have whined

Past Continuous
I was whining
you were whining
he/she/it was whining
we were whining
you were whining
they were whining

Past Perfect
I had whined
you had whined
he/she/it had whined
we had whined
you had whined
they had whined

Future
I will whine
you will whine
he/she/it will whine
we will whine
you will whine
they will whine

Future Perfect
I will have whined
you will have whined
he/she/it will have whined
we will have whined
you will have whined
they will have whined

Future Continuous
I will be whining
you will be whining
he/she/it will be whining
we will be whining
you will be whining
they will be whining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been whining
you have been whining
he/she/it has been whining
we have been whining
you have been whining
they have been whining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been whining
you will have been whining
he/she/it will have been whining
we will have been whining
you will have been whining
they will have been whining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been whining
you had been whining
he/she/it had been whining
we had been whining
you had been whining
they had been whining

Conditional
I would whine
you would whine
he/she/it would whine
we would whine
you would whine
they would whine

Past Conditional
I would have whined
you would have whined
he/she/it would have whined
we would have whined
you would have whined
they would have whined

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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

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.

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whine

verb

1. To cry with soft, intermittent, often plaintive sounds:

pule, whimper.

2. To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment:

complain, grouch, grump.

Informal: crab, gripe, grouse, kick.

Slang: beef, bellyache, bitch.

Translations

طَنين الآلَهيَتَذَمَّر، يَشْكو بدون سببيَطِنُّ، يُسْمِعُ صَوتا كالعُواءيَعْوي، يَنْتَحِب

beklage sighylehylenjamre

jammern nörgeln Wimmern greinen

gémir pleurnicher

nyögésnyüszít

kvarta, kveinavælvælavæla, ÿlfra

mugolare piagnucolare piagnucolio

kaukdamas

činkstēšanačinkstētgaudošanagaudotgausties

jamre seg jamring sutre sutring

skučanie

cvilitiprosjačiti

gereksiz yere sızlanmakinildemekinlemekvınlamavınlamak

哀号哀鸣声诉怨诉苦鸣声

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]

[person, dog] → gémissement m

[siren, engine] → hurlement m

[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.

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

whine

(wain) verb

1. to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering. The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.

2. to make a similar noise. I could hear the engine whine.

3. to complain unnecessarily. Stop whining about how difficult this job is!

noun

such a noise. the whine of an engine.

ˈwhiningly adverb

whine

n. quejido, gemido, lamento;

v. gemir, quejarse, lamentarse.

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Tarzan and Numa heard her coming, for she voiced a plaintive and questioning whine as the baffling mixture of odors aroused her curiosity and her fears, for lions, however terrible they may appear, are often timid animals and Sabor, being of the gentler sex, was, naturally, habitually inquisitive as well.

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The coyotes broke out again; yap, yap, yap--then the high whine. Pavel called for something and struggled up on his elbow.

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He ate his food, and he killed his rats for the next three weeks, and when he began to whine I had only to say "Stanley--Kasauli; Kasauli--Stanley," to wake him up.

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They did not bark, nor howl, nor whine, but kept on a "yo!

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