whinnerv.
/ˈhwɪnə/ local.
intransitive. To whine (feebly).
ΚΠ
c1700 W. Kennett MS Lansdowne 1033
1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden xii. 245 I formerly saw the raccoon in the woods..,and probably still heard their whinnering at night.
Derivatives
ˈwhinner n. a feeble whine.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > howl or whine
pime?a1500
whinge?a1513
yowl?a1513
whrine1513
howla1616
whine1633
whimper1810
whinner1840
wow1862
ki-yi1884
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > whimper
whimperingc1522
whimper1699
whinner1840
whinneringa1871
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
1840 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) I. 124 Lying on the floor insensible, or occasionally sitting up..executing a sort of whinner.
ˈwhinnering n. and adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > howl or whine > howling or whining
yowlinga1225
howlingc1440
whiningc1440
whimperingc1522
whewling1609
whinging1720
whinneringa1871
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > whimper
whimperingc1522
whimper1699
whinner1840
whinneringa1871
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > whimper
puling1529
whimpering1598
puly1688
whinneringa1871
whimpered1892
pulamitinga1930
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 > [adjective] > crying feebly or plaintively
whining15..
puling1529
whimpering1598
whewling1609
bemoaning1639
puly1688
whinging1720
whinneringa1871
a1871 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 212 Poor whinnering old moneyed women.
1888 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Apr. 453 A fitful, whinnering gust.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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