| 单词 | whiney-pine |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhiney-pine Characterized by whining; disposed to whine, fretful. Also whin(e)y pin(e)y; so whiney-pine vb. intr., to make whining noises. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > whine whiny1854 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining > peevishly or querulously girning1447 querulousc1475 quarrellous1490 whining15.. wailish?1548 querimonious1604 whinging1720 peeping1786 honing1802 whiny1854 Peter Grievous1875 grizzly1900 bellyaching1931 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [verb (intransitive)] > make whining noises (of wasps) whiney-pine1920 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 395 Whiny piny, fretful, complaining. 1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. Towns (ed. 2) I. 377 The sweet but rather whiny sing-song of Northamptonshire. 1897 ‘S. Grand’ Beth Bk. iv. 32 Beth, you really are a whiny child, you always have a grievance. 1920 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 27 Sept. (1977) 182 Two infant wasps..each caught hold of a side of a leaf and began to tug... They became furious. They whimpered, whiney-pined—snatched at each other—wouldn't give way. < as lemmas |
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