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Dictionary Meaning and Definition on 'Whine'
Whine Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
- whine
n : a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn: whimper]
v
- move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"
- talk in a tearful manner [syn: snivel]
- complain whiningly [syn: grizzle, yammer, yawp]
- Whine \Whine\, v. t.
To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way;
as, to whine out an excuse.
- Whine \Whine\, n.
A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint;
mean or affected complaint.
- Whine \Whine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whined; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whining.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw[=i]nan to make a whistling,
whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[=i]na, Sw. hvina, Dan.
hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wih[=o]n,
hweij[=o]n; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. Whinny, v. i.]
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. ``Whining
plovers.'' --Spenser.
The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a
whining accent, craving liberty. --Sir P.
Sidney.
Dost thou come here to whine? --Shak.
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Wikipedia Meaning and Definition on 'Whine'
- Whine: Whine is an album by Scorn , originally released in 1997 on Invisible Records in the United States, and KK Records in Europe. ...
- Whine Up: "Whine Up" is a song by Dominican-American pop /R&B singer Kat DeLuna , released as her debut single from her album 9 Lives The song ...
- Vintage Whine: Vintage Whine is the ninth full-length album by British folk metal band Skyclad . Track listing ": "Kiss My Sweet Brass" (Instrumental) - 0: ...
- Whine de Lune: Whine de Lune is the third album by the Alternative Country band Trailer Bride . Track listing ": "Work on the Railroad" - 2:52 " ...
Words and phrases related to 'Whine'
| Bark | Bawl | Bay | Bell | Bellow |
| Blare | Blat | Blate | Bleat | Blubber |
| Boom | Bray | Breathe | Buzz | Cackle |
| Call | Caterwaul | Chant | Chirp | Coo |
'Whine' in famous quotation sentence
* Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it. - Anthony D'Angelo
* Fear less, hope more Whine less, breathe more - Swedish Proverb
* Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the ameteur for three, or the cry of the critc for five. (from Whistler vs. Ruskin, 1878) - James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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* Fear less, hope more Whine less, breathe more - Swedish Proverb
* Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the ameteur for three, or the cry of the critc for five. (from Whistler vs. Ruskin, 1878) - James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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Whine Sample Sentences in News
- Oates: 'Tortorella out of line'
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