whine
to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: He is always whining about his problems.
to utter with or as if with a whine: I whined my litany of complaints.
a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
a feeble, peevish complaint.
Origin of whine
1synonym study For whine
Other words for whine
Other words from whine
- whin·er, noun
Words that may be confused with whine
- wine, whine
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How to use whine in a sentence
And if the patients whined or annoyed her, she allegedly killed them to shut them up.
Nurse Nasty Suspected of Killing 38 People in Italy | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe last years, she lived with an oxygen tank, but she never whined, I never heard her cry.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean | Pete Dexter | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn hour later another outcast approached and whined his story.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMichael Sam has one big advantage over the aging NFL execs who whined to SI.
In the latest episode of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, Kardashian whined about West receiving public blame for her bad outfits.
Is Sheryl Sandberg Dodging The Fashion Question?; Vera Wang Charges Dress Try-On Fee | The Fashion Beast Team | March 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
I dont see why you cant let me be comfortable, whined Sue; every thing would be lovely if you didnt spoil it all.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterEven the children were not whimpering, the tawdry women were not hysterical, not a parrot raised his voice nor a dog whined.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonTwo were slow in obeying, and those she struck across the face with a small whip, till they whined with pain.
Tiger Cat | David H. Keller"We never knowed it war you," whined the other carefully lengthening the distance between the big man on the doorstep and himself.
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell WrightShe struggled in vain to free herself, while Toto whined and trembled beside her, for the little dog was frightened, too.
Little Wizard Stories of Oz | L. Frank Baum
British Dictionary definitions for whine
/ (waɪn) /
a long high-pitched plaintive cry or moan
a continuous high-pitched sound
a peevish complaint, esp one repeated
to make a whine or utter in a whine
Origin of whine
1Derived forms of whine
- whiner, noun
- whining, adjective
- whiningly, adverb
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