whine

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Pronunciation

• enPR: wīn, IPA: /waɪn/
• (wine/whine) enPR: hwīn, IPA: /ʍaɪn/

Noun

whine (plural whines)

1. a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
2. (derogatory) a complaint or criticism

Translations

• French: pleurnicherie, geignement
• German: Jaulen, Heulen, Jammern, Gejammer
• Italian: piagnisteo, lagna, sibilo, piagnucolio, frigno, uggiolio
• Portuguese: ganido
• Russian: вой
• Spanish: gimoteo, lloriqueo

Verb

whine (whines, present participle whining; past and past participle whined)

1. (intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
2. (intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.

   The jet engines whined at take off.

3. (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
4. (intransitive) To move with a whining sound.

   The jet whined into the air.

5. (transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.

   The child whined all his complaints.

   Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:complain

Translations

• French: couiner
• German: jaulen, heulen, jammern
• Italian: piagnucolare
• Portuguese: ganir
• Russian: выть
• Spanish: gimotear, lloriquear

Translations

• Italian: sibilare
• Portuguese: ganir
• Russian: выть
• Spanish: gemir

Translations

• French: pleurnicher, geindre
• German: jaulen, heulen, jammern, quengeln
• Portuguese: lamuriar
• Russian: плакаться
• Spanish: gimotear, lloriquear

Translations

• Russian: ~ с воем

Translations

• Russian: прорыдать

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