whiningly


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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.
n.
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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Translations
بِطَنين، بشَكْوى
hylende
nyafogóan
í kvörtunartóni
ufňukane
sızlanarak

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
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While another critic said he was "a most unattractive man; selfish, liar, childishly mean, whiningly small-minded and viciously cantankerous even towards his two wives and many mistresses".
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