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whining
whine W0174600 (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.TranslationsIdiomsSeewhine |