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whine

verb
\ ˈhwīn How to pronounce whine (audio) , ˈwīn\
whined; whining

Definition of whine

 (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

1a : to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
b : to make a sound similar to such a cry the wind whined in the chimney
2 : to complain with or as if with a whine always whining about the weather
3 : to move or proceed with the sound of a whine the bullet whined … across the ice— Berton Roueché

transitive verb

: to utter or express with or as if with a whine

whine

noun

Definition of whine (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : a prolonged high-pitched cry usually expressive of distress or pain
b : a sound resembling such a cry
2 : a complaint uttered with or as if with a whine
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Other Words from whine

Verb

whiner noun
whiningly \ ˈhwī-​niŋ-​lē How to pronounce whiningly (audio) , ˈwī-​ \ adverb

Noun

whiny or less commonly whiney \ ˈhwī-​nē How to pronounce whiney (audio) , ˈwī-​ \ adjective

Examples of whine in a Sentence

Verb

 He's always whining about the weather. Quit whining and finish your dinner. “I want to leave now,” she whined. The workers were whining that the office was too cold. The dog was whining because it wanted to go out. The electric saw whined as it cut through the wood.

Noun

 the whine of a jet engine the perennial whine that movies aren't as good as they used to be
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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

 Major corporate landlords will whine that the benefits for society come at the expense of a fraction of their profits. — Bob Brownstein, The Mercury News, "Opinion: Why California should pass rent control legislation," 23 Aug. 2019 An impatient patron in an orange gingham shirt started whining—typical. — Emma Allen, The New Yorker, "If Your Goldendoodle Is a Gastronome," 19 Aug. 2019 Not far away, Veruca Salt, from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was whining about not yet receiving a golden ticket. — Michael Walsh, courant.com, "Hall High School Acting Students Assume Fictional Characters For A Day," 24 June 2019 Once again the NIMBYs are whining … this time about an airport that had been right out in the open for all prospective residents to see for coming up on 60 years! — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Identifying the unidentified flying objects; jeering socialism — or the definition of socialism (6/9/19)," 9 June 2019 Wages are growing, and corporations are whining about it. — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, "The Trump Economy," 25 July 2019 So many coaches across the country have vocally, for lack of a better word, whined about the transfer portal. — Sam Blum | Sblum@al.com, al.com, "This is Gus Malzahn’s plan to deal with Auburn players transferring," 19 July 2019 Conservatives will whine, but Colin Kaepernick was right to speak out and Nike was right to pull the products. — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, "Colin Kaepernick convinces Nike to halt production of shoe with ‘offensive’ flag," 2 July 2019 Under the hood—in the same place as the IC engine in conventional Konas, right down to the bolt holes and mounting points—is an AC synchronous motor producing 150 kW (201 hp) and 393 Newton-meters (290 lb-ft) of softly whining torque. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2019 Hyundai Kona Electric: Good EVs Are No Longer Shocking," 1 Nov. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 Bullets rattled on the streets and glanced off with ugly whines. — Washington Post, "AP Was There: Allied forces liberate Paris from Nazis," 25 Aug. 2019 Then most of us wandered back to our tents to wait and listen for the whine of returning machines. —

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