Whine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint.
  • verb-intransitive. To complain or protest in a childish fashion.
  • verb-intransitive. To produce a sustained noise of relatively high pitch: jet engines whining.
  • v. To utter with a whine.
  • n. The act of whining.
  • n. A whining sound.
  • n. A complaint uttered in a plaintive tone.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
  • n. a complaint or criticism
  • v. To utter a high-pitched cry.
  • v. To make a sound resembling such a cry.
  • v. To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
  • v. To move with a whining sound.
  • v. To utter with the sound of a whine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • v. To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way.
  • n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To utter a plaintive protracted sound expressive of distress or complaint; moan as a dog, or in a childish fashion.
  • To complain in a puerile, feeble, or undignified way; bemoan one's self weakly.
  • To utter in a plaintive, querulous, drawling manner: usually with out.
  • n. A drawling, plaintive utterance or tone, as the whinny of a dog; also, the nasal puerile tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
  • n. In hunting, the noise made by an otter at rutting-time.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. complain whiningly
  • v. move with a whining sound
  • n. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
  • v. make a high-pitched, screeching noise
  • v. talk in a tearful manner
  • Verb Form
    whined    whines    whining   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sound off    kick    quetch    complain    plain    kvetch    locomote    travel    move    go   
    Form
    whined    whining   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cant    snivel    whimper    mewl    pull    nasillate    complain   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aline    Cline    Combine    Dine    Heine    Jain    Klein    Kline    Quine    Rhine   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wail    squeal    hum    rumble    hiss    scream    groan    growl    thud    clatter