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Definition of 'whine'English
Noun
( en-noun)
a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
* {{quote-news
|year=2012
|date=June 26
|author=Genevieve Koski
|title=Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe
|work=The Onion AV Club
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|passage=The 18-year-old Bieber can’t quite pull off the “adult” thing just yet: His voice may have dropped a bit since the days of “Baby,” but it still mostly registers as “angelic,” and veers toward a pubescent whine at times. }}
a complaint or criticism
Verb
( whin)
To utter a high-pitched cry.
To make a sound resembling such a cry.
- The jet engines whined at take off.
To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
To move with a whining sound.
- The jet whined into the air.
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
Similar to 'whine'wine, wane, wahine, weenie, wienie, wone, winne, wonne, whome, wame, whame, whenwe
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