Definitions of Whine [ʰwaɪn, waɪn]

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Definition of 'Whine'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) whine
to utter a low, usu. nasal complaining sound.

2. whine
to complain in a peevish, self-pitying way.

3. (v.t.) whine
to utter with or as if with a whine:
to whine complaints.

4. (n.) whine
a whining utterance or sound.

5. whine
a feeble, peevish complaint.

Etymology: (bef. 1150; ME; OE hwīnan to whiz, c. ON hvīna)

Definition of 'Whine'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) whimper, whine
a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

2. (verb) whine
move with a whining sound
"The bullets were whining past us"

3. (verb) snivel, whine
talk in a tearful manner

4. (verb) whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
"The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"

5. (verb) whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp
complain whiningly

Definition of 'Whine'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) whine
to complain in an irritating way
She's always whining about something.

2. whine
to make a high loud sound
The jet engines whined.

Definition of 'Whine'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Whine
a plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint

2. (verb) Whine
to utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely

3. (verb) Whine
to utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse

Translation of 'Whine'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.
Afrikaans: kerm	Arabic: يَعْوي، يَنْتَحِب	Bulgarian: вия
Brazilian: gemer	Czech: kňučet	German: wimmern
Danish: hyle	Greek: κλαψουρίζω	Spanish: gemir
Estonian: vinguma	Farsi: ناله کردن	Finnish: ulista
French: gémir	Hebrew: לְהִתבַּכיֵן	Hindi: चीखना
Croatian: cviljenje, cičanje	Hungarian: nyüszít	Indonesian: membengkeng, merengek
Icelandic: væla, ÿlfra	Italian: gemere uggiolare	Japanese: 鼻をならす
Korean: 낑낑거리다	Lithuanian: kaukti	Latvian: kaukt; gaudot
Malay: melolong	Dutch: huilen	Norwegian: jamre seg, sutre
Polish: skowyczeć	Portuguese: gemer	Romanian: a scheuna
Russian: скулить	Slovak: kňučať, fňukať, stonať	Slovenian: cviliti
Serbian: cvileti	Swedish: gnälla, jämra sig	Thai: ครวญคราง; คร่ำครวญ; พูดเส
Turkish: inlemek, inildemek	Taiwanese: 發牢騷，哀鳴	Ukrainian: скиглити, скавучати
Urdu: کتے کا رونا یا کتے کی طرح	Vietnamese: rên rỉ	Chinese: 哀号
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