whindlev.
/ˈhwɪnd(ə)l/ Obsolete exc. dialect.
intransitive. To whine, whimper.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [verb (intransitive)] > whine
whingea1150
whinec1275
gowlc1300
hoinec1440
fipple?1507
yearn1582
pitter1672
whindle1709
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > cry with grief [verb (intransitive)] > cry feebly or plaintively
whingea1150
whinec1275
plaina1425
fipple?1507
whimper1513
mewla1530
pulea1535
whimp1549
whewla1560
simper1613
whindle1709
grizzle1842
squinny1847
wimick1850
mizzlea1935
a1652 R. Brome Damoiselle ii. i, in Five New Playes (1653) Val. Wee'll end the difference. Broo. By the Sword; no otherwise; No whinnelling satisfaction.
1709 Mem. Signor Rozelli 61 All the Women..fell a howling and whinneling.
1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 10 I [sc. an abandoned baby] began to Whindle, and Tune my Pipes.
1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 394 Whindle, to whine as a child.
Derivatives
ˈwhindle n. (a) a whining creature; (b) a low cry, a whine.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > whine
whiningc1440
whinge?a1513
whine1633
cant1640
whindle1647
whindling1648
whinging1720
beggar-whine1796
wheak1828
caterwaulinga1861
twine1876
whininess1934
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying
whiningc1440
whinge?a1513
whimperingc1522
puling?1529
whewling1609
whine1633
whindle1647
whindling1648
pipation1656
whimper1699
whinging1720
pule1812
whinner1840
mewl1857
whinneringa1871
whimp1925
whininess1934
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying > one who
whiner1603
whindle1647
whimperer1737
puler1832
grizzle1893
mizzler1945
1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (1 Thess. v. 16) [Rejoice evermore] A duty..little practised by many of Gods whinnels, who are ever puling and putting finger in the eye.
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Whindle, a low or feigned Crying.
ˈwhindling n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > whine
whiningc1440
whinge?a1513
whine1633
cant1640
whindle1647
whindling1648
whinging1720
beggar-whine1796
wheak1828
caterwaulinga1861
twine1876
whininess1934
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] > feeble, plaintive, or peevish cry or crying
whiningc1440
whinge?a1513
whimperingc1522
puling?1529
whewling1609
whine1633
whindle1647
whindling1648
pipation1656
whimper1699
whinging1720
pule1812
whinner1840
mewl1857
whinneringa1871
whimp1925
whininess1934
1648 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1907) I. 397 [He had intended to go with her to coast, but..his wife's] ‘whinnelling’..[stopped him].
ˈwhindling adj. weak, pining, puny; figurative trifling, petty.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > weak
unmightyeOE
unferea1060
unwieldc1220
fade1303
lewc1325
weak1340
fainta1375
sicklyc1374
unwieldyc1386
impotent1390
delicatea1398
lowa1398
unmighta1450
unlustyc1450
low-brought1459
wearyc1480
failed1490
worn1508
caduke?1518
fainty1530
weak1535
debile1536
fluey1545
tewly?1547
faltering1549
puling1549
imbecilec1550
debilitate1552
flash1562
unable1577
unhealthful1595
unabled1597
whindling1601
infirm1608
debilitated1611
bedrid1629
washya1631
silly1636
fluea1645
tender1645
invaletudinary1661
languishant1674
valetudinaire?c1682
puly1688
thriftless1693
unheartya1699
wishy-washy1703
enervate1706
valetudinarian1713
lask1727
wersh1755
palliea1774
wankle1781
asthenic1789
atonic1792
squeal1794
adynamic1803
worn-down1814
totterish1817
asthenical1819
prostrate1820
used up1823
wankya1825
creaky1834
groggy1834
puny1838
imbeciled1840
rickety-rackety1840
muscleless1841
weedy1849
tottery1861
crocky1880
wimbly-wambly1881
ramshackle1889
twitterly1896
twittery1907
wonky1919
strung out1959
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial
eathlyc890
lighteOE
littleOE
small?c1225
singlec1449
easy1474
triflous1509
naughty1526
slender1530
slight1548
shrimpish1549
slipper1567
truanta1572
toyous1581
trivious1583
mean1585
silly1587
nicea1594
puny?1594
puisne1598
pusill1599
whindling1601
sapless1602
non-significant1603
poor1603
unsignificant1603
flea-bite1605
perishing1605
lank1607
weightless1610
fonda1616
penny farthing1615
triviala1616
unweighty1621
transitory1637
twattling1651
inconsiderate1655
unserious1655
nugal1656
small drink1656
slighty1662
minute1668
paddling1679
snitling1682
retail1697
Lilliputian1726
vain1731
rattletrap1760
peppercornish1762
peppercorn1791
underling1804
venial1806
lightweight1809
floccinaucical1826
small-bore1833
minified1837
trantlum1838
piffling1848
tea-tabular1855
potty1860
whipping-snapping1861
tea-gardeny1862
quiddling1863
twaddling1863
fidgeting1865
penny ante1865
feather-weighted1870
jerkwater1877
midget1879
mimsy1880
shirttail1881
two-by-four1885
footle1894
skittery1905
footery1929
Mickey Mouse1931
chickenshit1934
minoritized1945
marginal1952
marginalized1961
tea-party1961
little league1962
marginalizing1977
minnowy1991
1601 A. Munday & H. Chettle Death Earle of Huntington sig. B2 v He keepes a paltry whinling girle, And will not bed, forsooth, before he bride.
1616 B. Jonson Epicœne iv. v, in Wks. I. 580 The other a whiniling dastard. View more context for this quotation
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