A plaintive cry; a wail or whine.
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释义 | the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > howl or whine (17) pime?a1500 A plaintive cry; a wail or whine. whinge?a1513 A whine, esp. a peevish complaint. yowl?a1513 An act of yowling; a prolonged loud cry, now esp. of a dog or cat. whrine1513 whining, querulous cry. howla1616 The prolonged and mournful cry of a dog, wolf, etc., which dwells upon the vowel u/u:/ or some kindred sound; the similar sound of the wind or other… whine1633 An act of whining; a low somewhat shrill protracted cry, usually expressive of pain or distress; a suppressed nasal tone, as of feeble, mean, or… whimper1810 A similar cry of dogs, etc. whinner1840 a feeble whine. wow1862 A waul. ki-yi1884 (a) the howl or yelp of a dog; a whoop; a shout of exultation; (b) a dog. Subcategories:— howling or whining (7) |
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