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Synonyms for whine

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : hwahyn, wahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ʰwaɪn, waɪn

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Définition of whine

Origin :
  • Old English hwinan "to whiz or whistle through the air" (only of arrows), also hwinsian "to whine" (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (cf. Old Norse hvina "to whiz," German wiehern "to neigh"). Meaning "to complain in a feeble way" is first recorded 1520s. Related: Whined; whining.
  • noun complaint, cry
  • verb complain, cry
Example sentences :
  • With a whine of remonstrance it swung wider, and Crane stepped out on the sidewalk.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "I only pulled the bilberries," interposed Jamie, in a whine which went off in a howl.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • Catholics don't pray, Henry; they whine; and I've no use for whinin'.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • There was not a sound save the whine of the wind in the wires as the plane sped on.
  • Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby
  • Had you succumbed to the blows of fate with a whine of texts upon your lips?
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "It's a trick, I know it's a trick," came from the man, in almost a whine.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • The speaker suddenly began to whine softly and monotonously.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • It is one of them that I do not whine like a baby because I cannot have my own way.
  • Extract from : « The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti » by David Christie Murray
  • Against the scene a jazz band flung a whine and a stumble of tinny sounds.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • She began to be witless again, to wring her hands, to whimper and whine.
  • Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

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