Pronunciation Noun
whine (plural whines)
Translations- French: pleurnicherie, geignement
- German: Jaulen, Heulen, Jammern, Gejammer
- Italian: piagnisteo, lagna, sibilo, piagnucolio, frigno, uggiolio
- Portuguese: ganido
- Russian: вой
- Spanish: gimoteo, lloriqueo
whine (whines, present participle whining; past and past participle whined)
- (intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
- (intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.
- The jet engines whined at take off.
- (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
- (intransitive) To move with a whining sound.
- The jet whined into the air.
- (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.
- See also Thesaurus:complain
- French: couiner
- German: jaulen, heulen, jammern
- Italian: piagnucolare
- Portuguese: ganir
- Russian: выть
- Spanish: gimotear, lloriquear
- French: pleurnicher, geindre
- German: jaulen, heulen, jammern, quengeln
- Portuguese: lamuriar
- Russian: плакаться
- Spanish: gimotear, lloriquear
- Russian: ~ с воем
- Russian: прорыдать
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