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whine
/waɪn/
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What does whine mean?
noun
- A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
- A peevish or self-pitying complaint or criticism.
verb
- To utter a high-pitched cry.
More meanings (4)
verb
- To make a sound resembling such a cry.
- To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine, i.e. in a peevish or self-pitying way.
- To move with a whining sound.
- To utter with the sound of a whine.
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IPA pronunciation
/waɪn/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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See this word in context.
Whip him, fellows, Till like a boy you see him cringe his face And whine aloud for mercy.
The whine had changed to a sort of humming purr that seemed to come from every quarter of the compass.
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“I suppose the Southdown and Norfolk breeds would not do for these here parts,” said I, with a regular Norfolk whine.
Shallow speakers and shallow thinkers in pulpits and on platforms often talk about the world’s worship of pleasure, and whine against it.
Buck simply smothered him by virtue of superior weight, and cut him up till he ceased snapping and began to whine for mercy.